Welcome to Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Scripps has occupied these 170 acres in La Jolla, California, since 1910, after initially being housed at the Hotel del Coronado (1903-04), then in a small laboratory building near La Jolla Cove (1905-09). In 1907, E. W. Scripps selected an undeveloped parcel of San Diego city land, north of the village of La Jolla, to be the permanent home of the institution. He persuaded the city of San Diego to auction the land and then convinced local developers not to bid against the institution. E. W.'s sister, Ellen Browning Scripps, donated the $1,000 paid for the land, which was appraised at $30,000-50,000.

Today, Scripps Institution of Oceanography has more than 1,600 scientists, students, staff, and volunteers who pursue Scripps's mission in more than 300 research programs all over the world, in a wide range of scientific disciplines.

Please come along on a tour of the Scripps campus—rich in history and architectural interest—on the beautiful Pacific Ocean bluffs of La Jolla.