Treat your valentine to a different experience this Valentine’s Day.
While it’s fun to enjoy a romantic evening at a cozy restaurant or to spend the day tasting wine at a Tualatin Valley winery, this year spend Valentine’s Day with an “out of the box” experience.
Plan a “Date Night” at Cake Hoopla. Enjoy a unique, hands-on experience decorating a cake or cupcakes together, which is even more romantic when the experience is paired with a bottle of a local wine.
Have a playful date night at a retro arcade. Arcade 2084 in Historic Downtown Hillsboro features retro games in a dark sci-fi motif based bar with ‘80s-themed cocktails. Next Level Pinball Museum and Arcade, one of the world’s largest arcades with more than 475 pinball and arcade games is the ultimate date-night experience.
Take a romantic daytime stroll along a trail at one of Tualatin Valley’s nature parks. Nature lovers will enjoy the brisk air while roaming through Cooper Mountain Nature Park in Beaverton or Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove.
Climb the walls at an indoor climbing facility, like The Circuit in Tigard, or the recently opened Portland Rock Gym in Beaverton, one of the largest bouldering gyms in the country.
Don’t fret if you aren’t able to get a reservation at your Valentine’s favorite winery or restaurant, these out-of-the-box dates are sure to please.
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