"Who wants to go to the Venice in Italy? That place is sinking. These canals are just as good—better! Now shut up and kiss me." [Image via Jonathan Alcorn]

Secret Stairs author Charles Fleming calls these secret stairs some of the most scenic in LA. They're hidden, they're private, they're scenic, and they're a shared secret—a more perfect aphrodisiac has never existed.

Any of the benches that face the lake are ideal for making out. Something about the combination of water shooting into the air, ducks, and paddleboats is deeply romantic. Sure, there might be a lot of other people around at any given time of day or evening, but they're all going to be too busy jogging to notice a little face-sucking. [Image via Howard F.]

Normally, you do karaoke in a bar full of drunk strangers. Here, you're in a private, darkened room where you can feed each other shrimp chips and drink exotic Japanese sodas. Serenade your significant other with something slow and romantic, then, as you trail off from your last note, go in for the kiss. [Image via Max Karaoke]

That long escalator into the Broad Contemporary Art Museum slowly, gradually brings you and your partner up to one heck of a view. Maybe get a little kiss action in on the ride, then you can take a selfie at the top where you both make guilty, happy smiles. [Image via Jeremy Jozwik]

Even if the person you're kissing doesn't have City Hall aspirations, the view from the fountain along the length of the park, ending just before the towering civic structure, is pretty cool. Romantic even. The foliage along the edges of the park creates a handful of shadowy necking nooks. [Image via Sterling Davis]

We're not sure why this is a great place to make out, but everyone's doing it here. There must be something in the air at this library aimed at appreciators of art and music because it is anecdotally impossible to go to this place without stumbling in on a pair swapping spit. [Image via Michael Locke]

The (reopening) Hollyhock House and a view of the Hollywood Sign? You can't not make out here. [Image via Michael Locke]

Even people who aren't afraid of heights will get a little thrill out of climbing tens of floors in a glass pod on the outside of the Bonaventure. What better time to get a little face-on-face action on? It's a short ride, so it's best for brief makeout seshes. Anything more and you might be told to get a room. [Image via Michael Locke]

Inside this old theater is an enormous painting in the round, Effulgence of the North, with "an ongoing 35-minute cycle of subtly shifting light and sound enhances the immersive experience," their site says. A dark place with whispering audio and soft pastel colors? Makeout central. Bonus: you can take this kiss-fest out back, to the lovely and perfectly overgrown garden.

It's easy to find a secluded spot in these wonderful gardens, among their plentiful benches. People get married here all the time—what's more romantic than that? [Photo via Michael Locke]