The most difficult decision to make when planning a vacation to La Jolla is determining what to do with all it has to offer. La Jolla offers an excellent array of fine and trendy restaurants covering a wide range of cuisines, from fine dining restaurants perched atop jagged cliffs to out-of-the-way French Bistros. World famous for its indulgent soft sand beaches and year-round vacation sunshine, guests are awed by La Jolla's watercolor sunsets over the Pacific Ocean.

Children's Pool (850 Coast Boulevard) was originally designed as a safe place for children to wade into the ocean; it's now home to dozens of wild Harbor Seals and their pups. Many consider the seals to be one of the most fun sights in La Jolla because the seals are so up-close and persona.. A cement walkway allows visitors to walk out over the ocean while waves and surf crash around them. The walkway provides a wonderful vantage from which to enjoy the antics of the Harbor Seals basking and playing just a few feet away.

La Jolla Cove is situated along a bay sheltered from the ocean's surge. Its soft sandy beach offers great sun bathing, swimming and surfing; the clear waters along the offshore reefs provide excellent snorkeling and scuba diving opportunities. In the summer and autumn months the surf is gentle, the water warms into the 70s, and the beaches are busy with swimmers, scuba divers and surfers making it a great place for participating or just people watching.

Descend down 144 steps into Sunny Jim Sea Cave, the largest of La Jolla Cove's famous sea caves. You'll find the stairway through a hole in the floor of "The Cave Store" where you can also see lots of historic photographs of La Jolla and browse through unique souvenirs and turn-of-the-century postcards. A trip to The Cave Store provides a fascinating glimpse into what lies under, as well as over, the rugged and scenic California coastline. You can also enter Sunny Jim and six other ocean-carved caves from the sea by kayak, but Sunny Jim is the only sea cave in California that you can access from a stairway

Mount Soledad is La Jolla's most prominent landmark, visible from virtually everywhere. The mountaintop is the site of the Mount Soledad cross, the subject of a continuing controversy over the involvement of religion in government. Take Nautilus Street up to the park at the top to enjoy amazing panoramic views. Visitors and locals alike describe the park as peaceful, calm, romantic and breathtaking. At night you can see the fireworks that SeaWorld launches each evening. Dr. Seuss lived on the mountain, his widow Audrey still does.

The Torrey Pines Gliderport is perched on 340-foot sandstone bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean just north of La Jolla. The prevailing westerly winds here meet the coastal cliffs to create ideal conditions for today's gliders. The Gliderport towers above Torrey Pines City Beach, known locally as Black's Beach, a well-known clothing-optional beach. The Gliderport was first established as a soaring site in 1928 and has had a role in defining the history of motor-less flight. Watching is free, the views are spectacular, the ocean magnificent; the Gliderport attracts enthusiastic participants and spectators year-round.