Also, the cave opens to the North East so you won’t be able to catch the sun setting through it. Unfortunately, there is an additional rail that lines the wooden deck that might get in the way of your photo.
We had our GorillaPod Focus and mounted it onto the wooden railing. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Be sure to bring a tripod with you to take longer exposure photos. After spending time down in the cave, be sure to take a walk around the shores as well! There are some beautiful views of the rocky cliffs below! The stairs can get slippery and there might be puddles of water down in the cave, so you just want to be careful as you’re walking around. The tunnel is well lit and there are handrails to help you down, so it’s great for all ages. During Prohibition in the 1920s, the cave was used to smuggle alcohol into La Jolla. Please follow the instructions in this step-by-step instructions in this Knowledge Base article. If you should experience any trouble with your account, it may help to clear your browser cache. The stairs were added in 1910, guests had to use a rope to get down. The Whispering Cave recommends Google Chrome as your preferred web browser. The original tunnel was dug using picks and shovels in 1902. The opening bears a resemblance to a cartoon character Sunny Jim. The inside of this prohibition cave is accessible by a hand-dug tunnel leading down from the historical landmark now called the The Cave Store. For $5 ($3 for kids) or if you buy $20 worth of jewelry, you can get a pass to descend a 144-step tunnel that gives takes you inside the Sunny Jim Cave.įrank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz, named it after the Force Wheat Cereal mascot from the early 1900s. The unique cave which you see here was named Sunny Jim by Frank Baum of Wizard Oz fame.
The Cave Store has offered tours of the tunnel and sea cave since 1905. Tours are self-guided, and approximately 15 minutes in duration. The Cave Store is La Jolla’s oldest business and home to the Sunny Jim Sea Cave. Welcome To The Cave Store Inside the infamous Cave Store, a century-old bootlegger's tunnel leads through the sandstone cliffs of La Jolla Cove into Sunny Jim's sea cave. You don’t even have to get in the water to see the inside! It’s the only land access sea cave in California and is the easiest one to get to. Ever since discovering our first secret sea cave in San Diego, we’ve been wanting to catch them all! The Sunny Jim Cave is not as much of a secret as the others, but I’m always surprised how many people still don’t know about it.
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