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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — If you’re looking for unique date ideas that are far from the norm, and you’d like to support local, Rhode Island businesses, here are nine out of the box ways to celebrate the holiday of love with your bestie or your significant other.

ABC6 Evening News Anchor Tiffany Murphy and Good Morning Providence Meteorologist Kristina Shalhoup set out on a mission to get out of their comfort zone, explore the Ocean State and have a blast.

1. Make your own perfume at Scentique in downtown Providence.

2. Explore the great outdoors hiking trails in Rhode Island and SE Massachusetts.

3. Saddle up, giddy-up and go horseback ridding at The Preserve in Richmond.

4. Share your love with homeless dogs and pick up a dog for the day at the Hotel for Homeless Dogs in Cumberland.

5. Heat up your holiday and melt away your stress at the Urban Sweat Experience at Raffa Yoga.

6. Roll up your sleeves and spend a day volunteering to help veterans with PTSD at the Dare to Dream Ranch.

7. Make your Valentine’s Day sizzle with glass blowing at Blackstone River Glass Center in Cumberland.

8. Grab your ear and eye protection, and meet a range instructor for a private lesson at America’s longest indoor shooting range at the Preserve Resort and Spa.

9. Shake up your Valentine’s and shimmy down to Endicott Dance Academy in East Providence for a dance lesson!