Here is Sunny Jimįrank Baum, who is the author of The Wizard of Oz, named the cave Sunny Jim Cave because apparently the opening to the cave looks somewhat similar to a cartoon character mascot for the British Wheat cereal products during the 1920’s. We could hear sea lions the entire time while we were down there. At the bottom of the Tunnel and in the Sunny Jim CaveĪt the bottom of the tunnel there is a nice boardwalk that you can walk towards the opening of the cave and look out towards the ocean. We spent a lot of it standing on the trail, staring out at the water, and. La Jolla’s famous Coast Walk Trail has an endpoint by the store, and Lola recommended it, so off we went. The tunnel is quite amazing and you can see the different layers of dirt, clay and rock as you go down to the cave. Stepping down a man-made tunnel in the dark to arrive at the back of a sea cave is a pretty unusual experience, so, thumbs up for the Cave Store. My brother and I both counted 144 stairs… Here we are going down the advertised 145 stairs. The tunnel on the way down is actually really cool! There is a small fee for visiting the tunnel and cave below. The entrance to the tunnel is just right in the store – you can’t miss it. It also has lights and a hand railing to aid visitors down to the cave. This organization primarily operates in the Tour and Guide Services business / industry within the Amusement. The Tunnel was dug back in 1902 and a few years after that wooden steps were added. Cave Store is located in La Jolla, California. Inside the Cave Store The tunnel entrance I asked the shop owner what kind of “laborers” were hired by Gustav Shultz and he said with a smile, “they were ‘hired’ Asian workers…” I think he was implying that they didn’t receive any wages for their two years of digging the tunnel. He hired two Chinese laborers to dig the passageway, according to the store. The tunnel was carved by a few “laborers” that were put to work by Gustav Shultz. The site of The Cave Store was originally the home of a German artist, engineer and entrepreneur named Gustav Schultz. My family and I weren’t interested in the store but the man who owns it has lots of information about the cave and La Jolla in general and he was really friendly too. The entrance to the tunnel is setup as a store with jewelry and other interesting things to buy, called “The Cave Store”. From The Cave Store descend 145 slippery steps into Sunny Jim Cave, named by the author of The Wizard. You can only access the Sunny Jim Cave by going through the tunnel or by kayak. La Jolla, California: Gift Shop Built Over a Sea Cave. Over the years the state of the secret swings has varied, so we decided it was finally time to check this out and determine for ourselves. They were there, but they’ve been cut off the tree. Here is the outside of the tunnel that leads to the cave. But those who have heard of them whisper about their existence, their location, and even if they exist anymore.
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