Did you and your better half agree to not buy each other gifts for Valentine's Day this year, but then you heard through the grapevine that your love has actually been painting a mural for you everyday for the past 6 months? You need a gift stat and it has to be something that looks like you put a lot of thought into it. Either that or maybe you just need to grab your BFF and forget about love life for a few hours. Either way, you've come to the right place. Grab these deals to turn your date up a notch.
1. Wild Mountain Snow Tubing
Get out on the slopes this winter with Wild Mountain Snow Tubing! Two hours of tubing for two is $24 (valid anytime, 37% off). You can save even more if you decide to go on a Friday evening when tickets for two are only $20 (47% off).
2. Salsa Dancing
Impress your friends on the dance floor at the next wedding reception with the moves you learned in a Salsa Dancing Class. Get 4 weeks of lessons for one for $25 (50% off) or two for $45 (55% off).
3. Glass Art Classes
You've seen people do it at the fair, but you never thought you'd be able to give it a go yourself. Get up close and personal with the flame in a Glass Blowing Class and create a masterpiece to treasure forever. An intro class for one is $44.99 (53% off) or $88.99 (53% off) for two.
4. Snowshoeing Tours
Don't let winter keep you indoors. You haven't experienced how much fun snowshoeing can be until you've done it under the stars or with a glass of wine in your hand. Two awesome options for Snowshoeing Tours include a moonlight tour for $27 (55% off) or an all day tour with brewery and wine tasting for $71 (58% off).
5. Clay Shooting
Beginners and experienced shooters can both benefit from this Clay Shooting deal. A shooting package for 2 and lunch is $35 (54% off). Never shot a gun before? No problem. Get the package with an intro lesson for $69 (51% off).
6. Just Add Water Flyboarding
No need to head out to the ocean to experience crazy cool water activities. Just Add Water Flyboarding brings flyboarding to Twin Cities lakes. Fly over the water for $89 (41% off) for 30 minutes or $159 (42% off) for 60 minutes (and 2 people). It's certainly an experience you won't forget.
7. Harlem Globetrotters
Is your babe so into sports and you're so...not? Find a happy medium with Harlem Globetrotters tickets. This basketball team will astound you with slam dunks and trick shots, all while keeping your belly sore from laughing. Buy tickets for $37 each (39% off) or tickets and a magic pass for $52 (39% off).
8. Riverwalk Food Tour
Get to know your town in the best way possible: eating at every stop along the the way with the Riverwalk Food Tour. You'll taste pasta, cheese curds, Thai spring rolls and more, and sip on local craft brews. Tickets start at $49.64.
9. Northeast Food Tour
Did you really think they'd be able to fit all of the Twin Cities food highlights onto one tour? Of course not, because there are just so many delicious treats to enjoy! Try the Northeast Food Tour where you'll stop for gelato, sausages, Neapolitan pizza, dumplings and more! Tickets start at $45.
10. Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park
Take a step back in time at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, a fur trading post dating back to 1802. See reconstructed strongholds, a logging museum, an Ojibwe village and a one room school house, all like you've never seen them before. Admission for two is $11.99 (40% off), $21.99 for four (45% off) or $28.99 for six (52% off).
11. Cheese Tasting
Food tours are great if you like variety, but if you really want to focus on the good stuff, opt for a Cheese Tasting instead. Get a farm tour and cheese sampling at Readhead Creamery for four (plus a $15 cheese credit) for $20 (43% off) or get the tour and sampling for six with a $20 cheese credit for $27 (46% off). If you're a die hard cheese fan, consider opting for the two hour tasting with cheese education class for six and a pound of cheese (that's right, a pound), for $119 (49% off).
12. Rock Climbing & Zip-lining
Test your limits and your step out of your comfort zone with some Rock Climbing & Zip Lining. Get the experience for one for $55 (50% off), $99 for 2 (55% off) or $180 for four (55% off).
13. Furniture Painting Classes
Do you have an old table or shelf that could use some sprucing up? With a little bit of practice you could be the next star of "Flea Market Flip." Take a Furniture Painting class with wine and snacks! Take the class for one with a $10 shopping credit for $59 (38% off) or for two with a $20 shopping credit for $99 (48% off).
14. Snow Kiting
Wish you were surrounded by mountains but somehow you ended up in the midwest? Shred the slopes without the slopes in a Snow Kiting lesson. It's like parasailing without the water. Get a 90 minute lesson for one for $48.99 (51% off), for two for $88.99 (56% off) or for four for $168.99 (58% off).
15. High Ropes Course
Climb a giant ladder, swing on a giant swing, test your relationship with the leap of faith and play around on the low ropes with a High Ropes Course. Take your date for $73 (26% off) or get tickets for four for $136 (31% off) or for six for $189 (36% off).
16. Planetarium Show
There's nothing more romantic or humbling than stargazing, so bring your sweetie to a Planetarium Show for only $6.99 (30% off) or go with your group of four for $11.99 (40% off).
17. Kickboxing Classes
Get a full body workout while looking like a total BA with Kickboxing Classes. Get 4 classes, a training session and a pair of gloves for $21 (80% off) or get a package of 10 classes for $50 (74% off).
18. Zipline Tour
Forests are great to hike through, but they're even cooler to soar over. Fly over the leaves ZipLining on three zip lines for two for $68 (31% off).
19. Museum of Russian Art
Check out artifacts from the other side of the world at the Museum of Russian Art. Admission for four is $16.99 (53% off).
20. Rusty Wallace Racing Experience
Got a need for speed? Check out the Racing Experience, where you'll get to suit up in racing gear, hop through the window into a race car and take a few spins around the track. The experience is $97.99 for 5 laps (51% off), $173.99 for 10 laps (55% off) or $198.99 for 15 laps (60% off).
21. Virtual Pod Gaming
This isn't your neighborhood arcade. Virtual Pod Gaming offers players the ultimate gaming experience without distractions. Immerse yourself in the cockpit simulated virtual pod where not even outside light or noise can pull you out of your mission. Buy four missions for $15 (50% off) or eight missions for $28 (50% off).
22. Discover the Dinosaurs
Ready to claim the title of best babysitter ever? Bring your nanny kids (or your BFF) to Discover the Dinosaurs for dino rides, bounce houses, temporary tattoos, scavenger hunts and digging for dino bones. Adult tickets are $19 (21% off) and kids tickets are $23 (18% off).
23. Tough Mudder
Tough Mudder is no walk in the park. With 10-12 miles of terrain and 20+ obstacles, you'll be challenged (and muddy) on this intense course. Participate in the full course for $115 (28% off) or start with the half for $59 (37% off).
24. Birdstone Bead Studio
Make unique jewelry under the guidance of professionals at Birdstone Bead Studio for $15 (40% off). Bring a date for $29 (42% off) or grab your clique of four for $45 (55% off).
25. Virtual Reality Experience
Transport yourself to a whole new world. Take a trip on an exotic vacation or tiptoe your way through a haunted house with Virtual Reality Play. Packages range from $8.99-$44.99 (40%-52% off).
