North Carolinians William Finlay and his mom Tanya Finlay observe another world inside the Kelp Tank of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. (Glenn Koenig / LAT)
Kim Kekuna and Carmen Andrade are happy to be fake food for the Birch Aquarium’s replica shark at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla. (Glenn Koenig / LAT)
Between a rock and the ocean at Sunny Jim Cave in La Jolla. (Glenn Koenig / LAT)
People and harbor seals at Children’s Pool Beach in La Jolla, Calif. Humans are not allowed on the sand during the seal pupping season. (Glenn Koenig / LAT)
A fisherman tries his luck off the coast of La Jolla, Calif. (Glenn Koenig / LAT)
Ellen Browning Scripps Park, La Jolla, Calif. (Glenn Koenig / LAT)
Downtown La Jolla, Calif. (Glenn Koenig / LAT)
Besides spectacular views of the California coastline, La Jolla Cove offers swimming and tide-pooling opportunities. (Glenn Koenig / LAT)
