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Sanny Jim Cave

1325 Cave St, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037
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Ranked #18 of 24 attractions in La Jolla
Type: Caverns/ Caves
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Elmwood Park, New Jersey
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2013

Learned about this while we were on a kayak tour and our guide pointed it out. So we decided to check it out. You pay $4 to walk down 145 steps to see a cave. It was really slippery and wet. I almost slipped a step even though i was wearing sneakers. You have to be extremely careful! It was... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2013

Just $4 to get in and 145 steps down, it was a pretty cool experience! You can also kayak into the cave, an option that I recommend if you like that kind of thing :) Check out our blog post on our adventure, we rented a motorcycle and rode from Long Beach to La Jolla! http://mrandmrsadventure.com/2013/04/16/motorcycling-along-the-pch/

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Yorba Linda, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

It is Sunny Jim Cave not Sanny! Wet steps and many to go up and down. Do not know of anything quite like it.

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

This is a very short walk downstairs, through a slippery, wet set of stairs built on the rock, that in a few minutes ends up in a very smelly (lots of fish, seals) area with a little hole to look to the ocean. It would be questionably worthwhile for free; as the entrance is paid, I really suggest you use... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

This sounded like a really exciting activity. But it ended up being a walk down stairs (equivalent to four flights) to a small platform where you can see the ocean through an opening in the rocks.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2013

we heard about the cave while on a kayak tour and it sounded pretty interesting, but it was not much to see. if you happen to be there go for it, but certainly not a destination.

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Morgan Hill, CA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 8, 2013

I do not remember ever going to any kind of attraction like this anywhere else in the world. You walk down moist steps to a cave that lets out at the ocean. It's a unique treat. Visit the shell shop next door if you like shells.

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La Jolla, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2013

How many times can you go down a beach cave. There are a ton of stairs so it is hard for kids or elderly people but if you are inbetween, give it a try.

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Laguna Beach, CA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 25, 2013

Gotta say the small fee charged for access to the cave was well worth it, particularly with our 5 and 8-year old grandchildren aboard for the adventure. The rickety staircase leading from the shell shop down 145 steps through the narrow shute carved from the bluff served to fire up the kids' vivid imaginations. Coming out at the base of... More

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Kenora, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 12, 2013

We received passes to this attraction from our kayak tour as we were unable to kayak inside the caves when the surf was too high. At the bottom of the long slippery stairs is a platform inside the cave. As we visited during a high surf the waves came up and onto the platform. We had fun seeing who could... More

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