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 Palos Verdes to Culver City and Hollywood. 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.
Park to Playa
Culver City · $
Sandbox VR
Culver City · $$
Trebek Open Space
Hollywood · $
Molino Beach Stairs
Long Beach · $
Shakespeare Bridge Garden
Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $
Hollywoodland Stairs
Los Feliz / Griffith Park · $
Palos Verdes Coastline Trail
Palos Verdes · $
Three Sisters Reserve
Palos Verdes · $
Filiorum Reserve
Palos Verdes · $
Vicente Bluffs Reserve
Palos Verdes · $
Santa Monica Stairs
Santa Monica · $
Cali Claw Arcade Sawtelle
West LA / Brentwood · $
Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden
West LA / Brentwood · $
Pelican Pier Pavilion
Long Beach · $
Oxford Basin
Venice · $
Cliffs of Id
Culver City · $$
Bluff Cove Trailhead
Palos Verdes · $
The Kibitz Room
West Hollywood · $
The Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood
State Social House
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Good to know
- What's the best activity in Los Angeles for a date?
- Our top pick is Park to Playa in Culver City. Sandbox VR and Trebek Open Space round out the top 3.
- Which Los Angeles neighborhoods have the best activities?
- Palos Verdes (5), Culver City (3) and Hollywood (2) have the most spots in the top 20.
- Are there affordable activities in Los Angeles?
- Yes — Park to Playa, Sandbox VR and Trebek Open Space 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.