Dating Ideas: 101 Date Places You Should Try
Dating ideas don’t usually come as fast as we need them to, so here i am making you a list with 101 great date places you should try. Maybe you are aware of most of them, maybe they’ll seem simple to you, but that’s because you just read them, not stayed up to think of them. So make sure to bookmark this list (feel free to stumble it or digg it) for whenever you feel like going somewhere and you just don’t know what to pick: a lazy afternoon in a coffee shop or sunny day full of adventure.
- Have breakfast or brunch out. It’s nice dating idea starting your day with your loved one, making you both happy. Talk about what plans you have for the day (maybe even re-unite in the evening) and build up from there.
- Go for a walk in the park in a sunny afternoon and draw shapes in the sand, get an ice cream and a Kodak moment.
- Go ice-skating and just hold hands.
- Another great dating place is the Zoo, take lots of pictures of animals and the two of you, laugh a lot when the baboon starts yelling, see the lions and bears and make sure you kiss a lot.
- Go bowling, make bets of who wins, who has the most highest scoring shots, who has the most lowest scoring shots and constantly raise the bid from one kiss to whatever you like.
- Visit a museum, make funny comments about the exhibits and be sure to take your camera so you catch on film those nice moments and smiley faces.

- For a cool dating place go to an amusement park, ride the roller-coaster, see yourself in those funny mirrors, eat some cotton candy, take a ride in the big wheel and don’t forget to take pics you can both enjoy at home.
- Take your partner for a walk on the beach, even if you have to spend 3 hours getting there, trust me, it’s worth it. Walk along, draw a heart in the sand, have a water-fight, lay on the beach, talk and don’t forget to take a small shell as souvenir.
- Dating idea #9 says you should go to the Circus, make fun of the clowns, admire the beautiful animals, buy yourself a balloon or a clown nose and try to figure out the magic acts.
- Go to the theater, to a funny or dramatic play, wich one suits you the most.
- Find out where you can rent a hot air balloon to fly and surprise your sweetie with a sky-high “I love you”.
- For another great dating place go horse riding, make pictures, have fun and have a nice lunch after that drinking orange juice and eating home-made sandwitches.
- Even if it’s not an original date idea, go to the movies and watch the film in each other’s arms.
- For a cool dating place try the Water Park and have fun splashing each other, diving, swimming and kissing underwater.
- Learn to shoot some pool and bet on who will finish first.
- Go roller-skating in the park, stop for some water and maybe a juicy ice-cream and afterwards race to the exit.
- This also isn’t the best dating idea but works just fine in lazy afternoons, so take your loved one out for a hot chocolate, a cocktail or a cup of coffee in the afternoon and walk home after that, holding hands.
- Spend a night out, dancing to the music with your boo in a nice disco or club. If you can sleep together after that, you’ll find out why this works wonders.
- Find out wich comedy club is funniest and invite your partner for a comic night out to laugh your hearts out in a fun dating place like this one.
- Get tickets to a lake cruise and sit back and enjoy the water.
- Make or buy a nice kite and learn to fly it in the park, a pretty common dating place that can be tailored by the activities you plan to suit you most original dating ideas.
- Go mountain climbing.
- Start playing some tennis, on a rented tennis court or in your back yard, the exercise will do you good.
- Get together for a poker night changing the usual bids to more arousing stuff. The best part is you both win despite the other having better cards.

- Go shopping for the both of you. You don’t need to buy expensive stuff, even a pair of metal earings or a dog-tag will do.
- Gather some friends and go play some paintball, an ingenious dating idea. It would be fun and chalenging.
- Go out and spend some time shooting darts. It’s a nice activity and if you win you can claim your prize for the evening.
- Go to a local observatory and watch the moon and the stars. Go home and make a Star Ownership Diploma with your partner’s name on it. This way you’ll give your love his/her own star in the sky.
- Arrange for a nice picnic in the park without forgetting soft blankets and the good food.
- Rent a boat at a nearby lake, a very romantic dating place and paddle along while you take some pictures and play with the fish.
- Go skiing and take your camera with you so you can save those funny moments when your partner doesn’t seem to get it right.
- Go to a golf course and shoot some 9 holes. Or at least try to.
- Plan a nice dinner at a fancy local restaurant. Tell your partner to be well dressed and prepaired for dinner as well as for “dessert”.
- Have a day out just visiting antique stores and digging through the dust. Who knows, maybe you’ll find something interesting.
- For another great dating idea as well as a unique date place learn how to drive a kart and start racing.
- Plan to go and see some fish, dolphins and other water creatures at the nearest aquarium.
- Take a visit at the Botanical Garden and spend some quality time outdoors.
- Go to a Carnival or Fair and enjoy the costumes, the popcorn and just have fun. You’ll find this dating place a little childish, but i can assure you it’s both fun as well as relaxing.

- Find one of the tallest buildings around and go out on the terrace, enjoy the view and take some pictures of one of your best dating ideas.
- Walk into a bookstore and start looking for books you think will interest you. This isn’t much fun nor does it have a lot of communication involved, but it’s a nice way of spending the afternoon. You could also walk into a music store and after taht go for a drink or something else.
- Sit back and relax while you both read a complete horoscope book. Start chating about whether the sayings are true or not and build up on that.
- Take a horse-drawn carriage ride.
- Climb up the rooftop (or go to the balcony of your flat, or in the park) and lay back seeing who can count more stars, while taking about you plans together.
- As a frosty dating idea, have a snow fight and after that try building together a snowman. After a while, when your hands are frozen, go home and make some hot chocolate and cuddle in front of the fire.
- Have a photo date, that means go for a casual date using all these dating ideas and date places described here and make pictures very often. Romantic pics, funny ones, pictures of the scenery, anything that looks nice and after that go home and make a collage that you present your partner with next time you see each other.
- Go to the country-side, take a hay ride, pet the animals, go sightseeing and after that come back home for hot tea and doughnuts.
- Go some place quiet (lake, mountains if you can, these are considered some of the most romantic dating places) and watch the sunset.
- Go buy some paint and paper sheets and start making a painting together. With brushes or using your own fingers. It will be fun and you’ll also have a painting reminding you of the great time you had making it.
- Think about you living together and sketch your dream house or flat. Talk about what would you like to have, what kind of furniture, minimalistic or traditional design, about how will your living room look like, even if you don’t plan on moving together now or in the near future.
- Make a lot of pudding or whipped cream and go outside and have a pudding fight, as one of the craziest dating ideas. You could wash yourself with water balloons or with a hose. Maybe you’ll both even end up in the shower, who knows?
- Dye each other’s hair crazy colors using spray or temporary hair-dye.
- Take the time, in front of your computer or audio player to decide about your favorite love songs and try picking the one you like the most as being your love song.

- Rent an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) and drive it around the city or surroundings taking turns. It can be much fun, but make sure you wear helmets.
- Try and find a local cartoonist and get your portrait done. You can find the in fairs or parks.
- Have a pajama party with your closest friends or just for the two of you for a fun dating idea. Watch a movie, have some popcorn done, play a board game or a card game, or even truth or dare.
- Take a class together. Check out the local community center, recreation center, library, or college for a class on painting, photography, sailing, dancing, computers, etc. Stop at a restaurant afterwards to share a dessert.
- Go to a concert.
- Go to a trade show.
- Throw a (costume) party for you and your friends or just the two of you.
- Rent a bicycle for two and go for a tour of the city. You can find them at local bicycles stores or at a university’s games centers.
- This sounds like an strange dating place but at least try it: go to the park and feed the birds. Be sure to be prepared with some bread and talk about childhood and all those happy memories.
- Go to church together and try to make it a habit. You could also enroll in discussion groups or other church meetings. Usually church helps couples grow closer.
- Walk out your dog and have fun playing with him.
- Take an airplane or helicopter ride around your city and don’t forget the camera. Search online or use yellow pahes to find airplanes rentals or rides.
- Go scuba diving.
- Go skydiving, it will be one memorable dating idea.
- Pack your bags early in the morning and go fishing.
- Go to the local court house and watch a trial in session.
- Visit a town nearby.
- Play hide and seek using your cars and then phone one another to tell a clue for the place you’re nearby (aids for health care center for example)
- Buy electric little cars and race them through town, or bots for a nearby lake.
- Go out for pizza. It’s a yummy dating idea.
- Go watch car races.
- Treat yourself and go to a spa together, relax, have a massage done.
- Go explore a local flea market on weekends.

- Go to a local Jazz event or find a local coffee shop that has a special jazz night.
- Go to a playground in the evening after the kids are gone and play along.
- Plan a date at a shooting range, take a small course first if none of you don’t know how to operate a gun and after that have fun aiming. Bet on who will have the first middle shot.
- Go to a football game together.
- Rent a hotel room. It will feel like a mini-vacation and you’ll see that this change was a good idea
- Plan for an adventurous day, book a couple of hours with a trusty company and go bungee jumping. You’ll have lots of fun and afterwards you can share those great experiences and look at pictures.
- Go watch a horse or dog race. You can even make bets and bid on who ever you think will win.
- Plan a night out and just walk through the allies of a local park moonlight strolling and gazing at stars.
- Go to a Chinese or Japanese restaurant and try the international cuisine. This way you’ll find out more about your partner’s food tastes and have a lovely conversation over dinner.
- Another fun dating idea is getting a tent, packing some food, not forgetting the sleeping bags and going camping. Things can get really cozy in front of the fire and who knows how they’ll end up?
- If one of you doesn’t have his car license yet, you could go to the driving range and start learning. Even if you have your license and haven’t drove in a while this is still a good idea.
- Go visit each others parents if you don’t leave with them or you haven’t in a long while.
- Try and find out when a local poetry club has its meetings and attend one. Afterwards discuss about wich one you liked most, about its author and what do you think about him.
- Visit an art gallery.

- Buy tickets to a drive-in.
- Plan a glamor night out and take your date to a fancy high-class cocktail lounge.
- Take a tour of one nearby University campus and remember how was school for you. Watch the students from down under a tree and share memories.
- Walk into a library and try to check out as many books as you can, stop at the one that seem interesting and at the end present your partner with some nice words, each piece of text taken from another book.
- Take your date to the Casino and try earning some extra dollars. Have fun.
- Go shop watching and discover more about each other’s tastes, trying to search for future presents.
- Take a walk to a chocolate store and be kids again for a little while. Pick the best candy or chocolate bars and feel happy.
- remember those picture booths in large stores or metro stations. Stop at one of them, get inside and do a lot of funny, sexy, nasty faces. You’ll have nice memories that you can enjoy watching later at a cup of hot chocolate.

- Get your laptop and find a wi-fi open area where you can both enjoy surfing online or watching a short movie outdoors.
- Prepare yourself and make a tour of historical places in or near your town.
- Visit a castle.
- And the last dating idea is street-drawing, like when you were kids and made funny drawings on the sidewalk using colored chalk. It will be fun and you can also make pictures of your work and frame them.
I hope you all enjoyed these dating places and date ideas and I’m looking forward to find out how it all went when trying one of these, as well as your opinions about the list and if I accidentally left anything out. feel free to share your best dating ideas and special places by commenting bellow.
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