Maryland food and travel creator Nomtastic Kim is back with another list, this time moving away from restaurant recommendations and highlighting nine fun date ideas that don’t revolve around dinner.
The list includes activities across Maryland ranging from a cat café and DIY boba to pottery, magic and old-school arcade games. Here are Nomtastic Kim’s nine picks:
- Have a Cat Café Date – Luna Cat Collective
8480 Baltimore National Pike #311, Ellicott City
Luna Cat Collective offers visitors the chance to relax and spend time with its resident cats. A cat lounge, Catlands, is also coming soon so Gaithersburg Kentlands neighborhood. More information can be found here.
- Claw Machine Showdown – Kako Claw
Has locations that include Arundel Mills Mall, Montgomery Mall, and Wheaton Mall
Kim suggests turning a claw machine visit into a competition to see who can win the cutest prize.
- DIY Boba Bar Fun – Sweet Bamboo
8030 Georgia Ave, Suite B, Silver Spring
Couples can build each other’s boba drinks at Sweet Bamboo, which also offers desserts and free arcade games.
- Battle It Out at a Free Play Arcade – The Dugout
401 E 30th St, Baltimore
Located inside Peabody Heights Brewery, The Dugout offers free-play arcade games with admission. Kim calls it her favorite arcade in the DMV and Maryland.
- Make Something Together – Clayground
3715 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City
Clayground offers several hands-on art activities, including pottery, mosaics and fused glass.
- Create Your Own Candle – Candles by Candy
8600 Foundry St, Savage
Couples can choose their own scents and create candles together from scratch.
- Go to a Live Magic Show – Illusions Theater
1025 S Charles St, Baltimore
Kim recommends catching a live magic show at Illusions Theater, describing the experience as memorable and “VERY impressive.”
- Paint Some Pottery Together – The Pottery Stop
9050 Baltimore National Pike #109, Ellicott City
Visitors can choose a piece of pottery, select their colors and see who ends up with the better creation.
- Have an Old-School Arcade Date – Crabtowne USA
1500 Crain Hwy S, Glen Burnie
The final suggestion is a throwback arcade date at Crabtowne USA, where couples can turn the night into a friendly pinball competition.
Nomtastic Kim regularly highlights restaurants, attractions and other things to do throughout Maryland and the DMV.
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