Date night in the Twin Cities

So -many people have been asking me to do a post on some date ideas within the Twin Cities.

 No matter what state you live in, going out and making evenings special is a fundamental foundation for a happy relationship. As you may know the  boy and I love trying new places, resturants, and coffee shops so I will go ahead and share my top few. Please comment if you have any date night suggestions that you and significant other like to do, I am always looking for suggestions :) 

• Go to a local park and walk around. This sounds lame but it is very enjoyable to see the scenery and spend time talking with one another
• Go to museums -check out deals at libraries
• do something active, bike, paddle boat, etc.
• try doing something new like painting or go shooting
• Pay attention to Groupons & LivingSocial deals. I am constantly using these services to provide me with a cheap dinner date to a new resturant. I have found some of my favorite date night spots from doing this and think it is a great way to go out to eat on a budget.
• Outdoor Movies
• Local Events- a couple of years ago Chad and I heard about this bike polo thing, we ended up going and having a blast even though we had no idea what exactly it would be like.
• Zoo's- The Como Zoo is free in MN!
• Go fishing off a local lake
• Seek out happy hours at resturants
• Go to Holiday festivies 
• Paddleboat
• Mini Golf (Bloominton and Edina have a couple venues)
• Get emails with variety of local events going on within your community 

Fun Resturants in the Twin Cities

• Kafe 421- Have a graet couple night on Tuesdays 
• Pizza places- Broaders/Fat Lorezenos/ Pizza Luce. Some of these places serve pizza by the slice, which can be a cost saving way to eat out!
• Valley Tap House in Apple Valley- Have a good happy hour, something in the south suburbs 
• Moose & Sadies (Brunch)
• Bad Waitress 

Favorite Coffee Shops

• Spyhouse
• Kopplins
• Bull Run
• Dogwood (Rustia Bakery)

Great Museums in Minnesota

Minnesota has a great variety of museums around. 

To make this budget friendly look for the "free" night that the museum has to offer. 

• Mill City Museum
• Walker (Free Thursdays)
• Minnesota Historical Society (Free Tuesdays)
• Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Always free)

Making sure that you and your signficant other have time set aside for dates is one of the keys to a happy relationship. There is just something about it when you find time to go out to a certain place and make an occasion out of it.

What are some of your favorite date nights?