Southern California Close-Ups: San Diego, Coronado and La Jolla

The epic scenery continues at Torrey Pines State Beach (North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla), Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve (12600 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla) and Torrey Pines Golf Course (11480 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla). You might want to sleep at the Spanish-style Estancia La Jolla resort (9700 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla) or visit Birch Aquarium (2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla), where admission is $14. Later, catch a show at La Jolla Playhouse on the UC San Diego campus at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. But while the sun still hangs high, head past the stark, concrete symmetry of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (10010 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla) to the rambling bluff top of the Torrey Pines Gliderport (2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, La Jolla). Grab a snack at the Gliderport's Cliffhanger Cafe, claim a picnic table, watch the hang gliders jump and swoop. Then look south to La Jolla Cove or down 300 feet to Black's Beach, where surfers hang out and nudists frolic (or maybe it's the other way around).