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Unique gift for your honey? Check. Lingerie game? On lock. Now there's just the small matter of what the hell to do with your sweetie when V-Day rolls around next weekend.

How many times have we succumbed to proving our love by way of a 10-course dinner at the hottest restaurant—where you can only get book a table at 11pm, and spend half a paycheck to still leave hungry? Exactly. Which is why we've taken the liberty of finding a few out-of-the-box ways to celebrate the romantic holiday.

Whether it's a competitive scavenger hunt in search of a bejeweled prize or an-night rager, this restaurant-free list is chock full of original options for getting some QT with your cutie.