Sea cave,
sandstone
| Location: | In La Jolla, at the northern coast of the peninsula. |
| Open: | All year daily 9-17. [2006] |
| Fee: | Adults USD 2. [2006] |
| Classification: |
Sea cave,
sandstone
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| Light: | electric |
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| Address: | Sunny Jim Cave, The Cave Store, 1325 Cave Street, La Jolla, CA 92037, Tel: +1-858-459-0746 or +1-858-459-1886. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:40:20 $ |
| 1902-1903 | entrance tunnel built by Gustav Schultz. |
The steep cliffs of southern California's coast contain numerous caves, formed by the continuous work of the sea. At La Jolla seven sea caves are found close together, from west to east they are named Clam's Cave, Sunny Jim Cave, Arch Cave, Sea Surprize, Shopping Cart, Little Sister, and White Lady. The biggest and most interesting one is accessible by an artificial tunnel from land. The other caves are accessible only by boat, for example with one of the kayak trips which are offered
Sunny Jim Cave is accessible by land via a hand-dug tunnel, leading down from the Cave Store, a historical landmark. It was named after W. W. Denslow's cartoon character Sunny Jim, a mascot for British Force Wheat, a cereal company of the 1920s. The entrance of the cave looks like the profile of Sunny Jim. The name was given to the cave by Lyman Frank Baum, the the author of the original 14 Wizard of Oz books. The tight connection to Hollywood is easy to understand: the cave is colourful and easy to access, so was used as location for numerous movies.
The entrance tunnel was built 1902-1903 by workers hired by Gustav Schultz. The tunnel is lighted and goes down 145 steps into the cave. There are two huge chambers, both about 50m long and 15m wide. One chamber has direct access to the sea.
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