Want to do something out-of-the-ordinary? Tired of the same old dinner-and-movie date? Try some of these unusual dates the next time you feel like something new. Not only will your date likely love your interesting choice, but you will have a blast as well. Even if your date is a dud, you can laugh by yourself when doing these fun things.

Sky Diving Although this can be costly, typically $100 or more per person, it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most folks. Check your local yellow pages for sky-diving schools.

Test Drive Cars Visit the best car dealers in your area and test drive their most luxurious and expensive vehicles. Be sure to let your date drive half the time.

Search For Treasure Rent or borrow a metal detector and search abandoned parks, beaches and vacant lot for "treasures" like coins and jewelry.

Dance School Most dance schools offer an introductory class for free. In most cases, you can learn basic waltz steps in just one class and you can carry the knowledge on from wedding to wedding.

Gather From The Wild If you live in a relatively rural area, spend an afternoon gathering wild strawberries, blackberries or raspberries. Then make shortcake for dessert!

Have A Drink Check your local liquor stores and wineries for wine tasting events and festivals. Many include live music, too!

Attend An Auction Browsing through antique items and home dcor is a great way to get to know each others' tastes.

Walk Dogs Most animal shelters always need volunteers for walking dogs and petting cats. Spend a few hours giving some homeless animals a little loving attention.