Coast Boulevard in La Jolla

Coast Boulevard extends along the shoreline and provides one of La Jolla's most scenic promenades. Dotted with natural points of interest such as the Cove, Scripps Park and the Children's Pool, Coast Boulevard attracts strollers, joggers, sunset worshippers and even daredevil climbers who spider the rough face of People's Wall. Serious collectors also vow that the crannies between the rocks where Coast Boulevard meets the sea is one of the choicest spots for finding small shells and sea glass.

Coast Boulevard begins at the Cove and Shell Shop from where 133 steps lead down a man-made tunnel to the main chamber of Sunny Jim Cove and the bluff overlooking La Jolla Bay its incomparable views and convenient access to both beach and village made Coast Boulevard the site of many "La Jolla originals." Two red cottages facing the Cove, built in 1894 and affectionately known as Red Rest and Red Roost, represent the few remaining architectural treasures that still stand. In contrast, the monumental "939" is a seventeen-story symbol of the struggle between old and new, which resulted in a fifty-foot height limitation on all new construction.