Around Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMSomething to do
2
< 0.1 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMNightcap
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A night out in La Jolla
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 8 activities in La Jolla. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Nights people planned here
Published date nights with a stop on this list.
Make a night of it
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
Around Sunny Jim Sea Cave
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.6 mi
5:30 PMSomething to do
2
0.5 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMNightcap
Around Trilogy Sanctuary
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMSomething to do
2
< 0.1 mi
7:00 PMDinner
3
8:30 PMNightcap
Activities in La Jolla
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
5.0(16)La Jolla · $
Sunny Jim Sea Cave
4.5(22)La Jolla · $
Trilogy Sanctuary
4.3(23)La Jolla · $
WindanSea Beach
La Jolla · $
Mt. Soledad
La Jolla · $
Museum of History and Culture La Jolla
La Jolla · $
La Jolla Shores Beach
La Jolla · $
Ellen Browning Scripps Park
La Jolla · $
Good to know
- What's the best activity in La Jolla for a date?
- Our top pick is Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), rated 5.0 out of 5. Sunny Jim Sea Cave and Trilogy Sanctuary round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable activities in La Jolla?
- Yes — Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), Sunny Jim Sea Cave and Trilogy Sanctuary 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.
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