Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
Fun-loving
Jump into Valentine’s Day.
Tired of the same old Valentine’s Day dinner date? For those looking for alternative ideas, South Florida has plenty to offer. Consider an escape room, indoor skydiving, arcade games and more.
PLAN A PLAY DATE
For an action-packed date, try a place that has a little of everything, including go-kart racing, bowling, roller skating, an arcade and a Bazooka Blast room, with paintball guns that shoot foam balls. Plus, there’s a cafe and bar.
In honor of the holiday, the park is offering a couples a “$40 Sweetheart Special” for go-kart racing, rope course, roller skating or Bazooka Blast sessions. All packages come with two arcade cards and a $10 voucher for drinks or ice cream. Xtreme Action Park: 5300 S. Powerline Road, Fort Lauderdale; 954-491-6265; Xtremeactionpark.com/ sweetheart-special
TRY AN ESCAPE ROOM
For the adventurous couple, going to an escape room could be an interesting way to kick off the night. Escape rooms keep popping up throughout South Florida, so you have your pick of themes and storylines. Prices start at $15. You can escape an Egyptian tomb, solve a Sherlock Homes-inspired mystery, or be stuck in a haunted hospital. Inside the room with a group of people, you have one hour to search for clues and solve the puzzle. Below is a sampling of locations. The Delray Escape: 900 Linton Blvd., Suite 201a, Delray Beach; 561-5014046; Delrayescape.com Master Escape Room: 1700 N. Dixie Highway, Suite 126, Boca Raton; 561-571-5381; Masterescaperoom.com Lockbox Escape Room: 8490 W. State Road 84, Davie;
954-533-2933; Lockboxescaperoom.com Sherlock Escape
Room: 262 SW 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach; 561-9217466; Sherlockescaperoom.com Escape Room Parkland/Coral Springs: 10880 Wiles Road, Coral Springs; 954-667-7330, Insidedabox.com PanIQ Room Miami: 388 NW 27th St.; 305-927 3727; Paniqescaperoom.com
GO INDOOR SKYDIVING
If you’ve always wanted to skydive but can’t make yourself jump out of a plane, there’s a new option for you. An indoor skydiving facility — scheduled to open on Feb. 14 — will give you the sensation of flying. iFLY Indoor Skydiving features several flight packages, for one or two people or groups. Use the promo code VDAY17 on Valentine’s Day to get a $20 discount on a “Spread Your Wings for Two” package for first-timers or a “Spread Your Wings Return” package. Both packages include two flights per person. Packages start at $69.95. iFLY Indoor Skydiving: 11690 W. State Road 84, Davie; 954-794-1210; iflyworld.com/fort-lauderdale
GO TO THE ARCADE
Classic arcade games are making a comeback.
From Pac-Man to Atari to pinball, you can find these games at spots like Tenth Level Tavern in Oakland Park and the Silverball Museum in Delray Beach. This is the perfect date option for nostalgia-lovers.
Tenth Level Tavern in Oakland Park features screens with classic video games across the wall and atop the bar. Consoles include systems such as Atari 2600, Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64. You can play the games free of charge.
The tavern also features about 100 varieties of beer, including from local breweries.
Tenth Level Tavern: 1242 NE 38th St., Oakland Park; 954-559-1414; Facebook.com/tenthleveltavern
Meanwhile, the Silverball Museum has more than 200 classic pinball machines, some dating back to the 1950s. Games include Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Galaga. The museum also features a full liquor bar, with more than 40 craft beers. Prices range from $7.50 to $25, but the museum is offering a “Two for $20” deal on Feb. 14.
Silverball Museum: 19 NE Third Ave., Delray Beach; 561-266-3294; Silverballmuseum.com/delray-beach
HEAR STEVE SINGING SINATRA
Finally, if you want something different from a traditional restaurant outing — but still romantic — perhaps the music of “Ol’ Blue Eyes” would do the trick. Steve Lawrence will be interpreting the old classics of Frank Sinatra at 8 p.m. Tuesday inside the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. Tickets start at $25. “Steve Lawrence Sings Sinatra: A Musical Tribute To The Man And His Music”: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 561-832-7469; Kravis.org