10 Best Things to Do for Couples in Dallas

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden offers a gorgeously photogenic walk through a peaceful, serene spot with seasonal exhibits, lunch spots, and lakeshore views. You can walk through holiday displays, enjoy events held regularly throughout the year, and take brisk morning walks through the trees along brick-paved walking paths. You can sit by the shores of White Rock Lake and enjoy a picnic with squirrels and rabbits darting all around. Even though this is a popular spot, it never feels crowded, so you'll be able to enjoy some intimate time for just the two of you.

The Arboretum is in East Dallas. It's an easy drive of just about 13 minutes northeast of town.

White Rock Lake is a large lake in the heart of the Dallas Arboretum that's ideal for watersports or just romantic sunset views as you stand hand-in-hand on the shore. You can grab a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard and get out on the water to really get away from it all. If you don't own a boat, you can rent one from a local vendor. If getting out on the water isn't your thing, you can just walk along the shoreline for beautiful vistas and wildlife viewing.

This is a classic romantic spot to take your loved one. It's 16 minutes northeast of town.

A private gondola at Mandalay Canal and Lake Carolyn will make you feel like you've left the U.S. for a European escape as a gondolier in classic costume paddles you down the canal. You'll trade Dallas for the vibes of Venice as you enjoy the city views from the water, and a wide range of packages and options are available so you can tailor your romantic evening for the specific experience you want, even enjoying wine and a meal while you float down the waterways. Don't forget to kiss whenever you pass beneath a bridge: it's tradition.

The Mandalay Canal is in Las Colinas, in Irving. It can be found about 21 minutes northwest of Dallas.

Dallas by Chocolate Food Tours lets you take a different kind of crawl through a wide range of boutique chocolatiers all across Dallas over 3.5 hours. The tour takes you through four different chocolate shops, where you'll get to sample the wares, shop for all kinds of delectable sweet treats, and even get a champagne toast. You can take your experience to the next level by upgrading with things like a dozen roses. Even if you're not into chocolate, you can talk to the company about things like a barbecue tour, brewery tour, margarita and taco excursion, even a tour of Dallas speakeasies.

Your tour includes transport on a motorcoach with food and non-alcoholic drinks on the way.

Spa Castle Inc. is a family-friendly urban resort by the Four Seasons group where you can get pampered like royalty for hours on end with a wide range of services. You can enjoy a bath area, lounge, sauna, even hydrotherapy pools. You can head for the onsite restaurant for a fine dining experience or spend time at the Mystic Penthouse Bar with craft cocktails. If you want a poolside experience, you can head for the Aqua Bar & Tonic Tapas for food and drinks poolside.

Spa treatments include full-body massages, Korean body scrubs, and even reflexology. It's about 27 minutes to the north of downtown Dallas.

The Galleria Ice Skating Center offers a classical ice rink experience in the heart of North Dallas, inside one of the area's biggest shopping malls. From speed skating to figure skating or just gliding around the ice for some fun time for just the two of you, you can even experience this rink in the middle of the summer. When you're done skating, head out into the mall for 4 floors and 200 stores with big brand names and tons of dining opportunities. This is a casual and fun date night experience that appeals to just about everyone.

The shopping mall is in North Dallas. It's only a 19-minute drive to the north of downtown.

Reunion Tower offers a wide range of romantic packages from dinner and dining to viewing gorgeous sunsets from a high vantage point with ideal selfie and social media photo ops. Known locally as "The Ball", this tower's 3 floors are a local landmark and iconic spot for romantic views. The tower offers a wide range of packages from budget-friendly to full-on luxury experiences with dinner, champagne, and a fully personalized, full-service date night experience with a professional photo, glasses of wine, and even special private VIP elevator service to the top of the tower.

Be aware that this one does require at least 2 days advance booking. It's also centrally located right in the heart of downtown Dallas.

Winspear Opera House in the AT&T Performing Arts Center showcases performances by the Dallas Opera and Texas Ballet Theater with live music, dance, concerts, and shows. In addition to classical opera and ballet, you can catch touring Broadway performances, lectures, international pop and rock music performances, and other forms of live shows. The Winspear seats up to 2,300 people and is set up in a traditional horseshoe arrangement. It's famed for its stunning architecture and glass façade, with a retractable roof to create an outdoor performance park covering 3 acres of space.

If live entertainment is your idea of a great date night, this is the spot for you. It's also right in the heart of downtown.

The Dallas Comedy House is an iconic performing arts venue focused on all forms of live comedy, from sketch shows to standups both local and internationally famous. Here you can see comedy troupes perform hilarious skits surrounding topical social and political issues. You can catch filk acts performing hilarious parodies of famous songs, or you can see standup comics, both hot up-and-comers and the biggest name touring acts. The Comedy House hosts two enclosed theaters, an outdoor stage, a bar, a beer garden, and even a full-service restaurant with shareable dishes.

The performances are inexpensive, with open mic nights being free. It's directly in the heart of downtown Dallas.

Dreamscape at AMC Northpark Center offers a truly interactive, immersive cinematic experience. This 4D theatrical experience uses motion capture technology and body mapping to let you interact as an avatar within a full virtual reality environment. You can walk through an alien zoo on another world or go on a scuba diving expedition with humpback whales. The tickets are surprisingly affordable, and this is a chance to really have a one-of-a-kind experience that will thrill your friends when you relate the story.

Whatever adventure you undertake requires just about 35 minutes total, so you've got plenty of time to grab a meal, then go shopping at the mall when you're done. It's about 16 minutes north of town.