Best activities for a date in Los Angeles
Something to do first, then dinner to talk about it.
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Doing something together beats sitting across a table, at least to start: a shared activity gives you something to react to, and it takes the pressure off the conversation. This list runs the whole range — a gallery or a show, a kayak or a climbing wall, a comedy set, the zoo — and every one of them sets up dinner afterwards. Check hours and booking before you go; the popular ones sell out on weekends.
This guide ranks 188 activities in Los Angeles, from Downtown Los Angeles to Burbank / Studio City and Culver City. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
The list
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Little Joy
Silver Lake / Echo Park
The Short Stop
Silver Lake / Echo Park
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Downtown Los Angeles
Keith & Margo's Murder Mystery Dinner at the Hotel Angeleno
Hollywood · $$$$
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA
Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $
Griffith Park Observatory
Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $
New Beverly Cinema
Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · $
The Stronghold Climbing Gym
Downtown Los Angeles · $$
Exposition Park
Downtown Los Angeles · $
Slipper Clutch
Downtown Los Angeles
Round1
Burbank / Studio City · $$
Neon Retro Arcade
Pasadena · $$
Union Station
Downtown Los Angeles · $
Bronson Canyon
Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $
Brand Library and Art Center
Glendale · $
Catalina Casino
Catalina Island (Avalon) · $$
El Dorado Nature Center
$
The Bike Centre Santa Monica
Santa Monica · $$
Manhattan Beach Pier
Manhattan Beach / El Segundo · $
Greystone Mansion
Beverly Hills · $
Point Vicente Lighthouse
Palos Verdes · $
K1 Speed Burbank
Burbank / Studio City · $$
Culver City Stairs
Culver City · $
K1 Speed Culver City
Culver City · $$
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Good to know
- What's the best activity in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Little Joy in Silver Lake / Echo Park. The Short Stop and Walt Disney Concert Hall round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best activities?
- Downtown Los Angeles (5), Burbank / Studio City (2) and Culver City (2) have the most spots in the top 24.
- Are there affordable activities in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Griffith Park Observatory and New Beverly Cinema are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a night out: something to do, then dinner, then nightcap. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.