Has someone won a special spot in your "heart of hearts" (to quote Shakespeare)—or, your "cor cordium" (to quote Shelley)?
If you're looking for ideas of where you can take your crush on a first date, consider the various lovely locations on campus! After all, UBC's got plenty of spectacular spots to visit, no matter the season.
Of course, keep in mind the importance of maintaining consent culture—and of understanding subtextual language—no matter what you choose to do.
Eateries
Loafe Café
Loafe is in the air as you sneak glances at your crush over a table of salad, sandwiches, and stylish soups, right here on the main floor of the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre.
Great Dane Coffee
This coffee shop (with a patio and a fireplace) will further warm up your mutual affinities with its pastry and coffee selections.
Koerner’s Pub
L’amour may be right around the Koerner! Make your way to this minimalist pub, where you can find some grub, some drinks to chug (moderately), and maybe even a chance to get a hug (?).
Scenery
Tower Beach
Take the time to look into the distance like poets musing over the Aegean Sea. Just watch out for the seemingly endless stairs before and after your admiration of eternal marine imagery. Dress warmly!
Nitobe Memorial Garden
Spend an idyllic afternoon in this Japanese tea and stroll garden, and hum along to nature’s rippling cadences.
Greenheart TreeWalk in UBC Botanical Garden
All roads lead to Rome...and maybe to romance, too? Trek across this walkway—you get to explore the world above an expanse of firs! (Bummer note: This spot is closed until April, but definitely keep it in mind!)
Galleries
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Check out Canada’s second largest academic research library. In 32 rooms at IKB, you can find plaques of historical images—and a QR code you can scan to access a virtual museum! Visit the Ridington Room, a.k.a. the “Harry Potter Room,” where you can silently read together under love's invisibility cloak.
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Venture about and together look at collections celebrating diversity, tradition, and an imitation of life that remains immortalized in the immobile. Check out the whale skeleton and the timeline exhibits!
Pacific Museum of the Earth
Visit the many exhibits and pore over the many minerals housed in this museum. In the Glove and Gem Gallery, you can find Canada’s first OmniGlobe, an interactive sphere that shows ocean currents, forest fires, and plate tectonics. There are also dinosaur bones you can touch!
Other possibilities
You and your crush can also attend free performances hosted by UBC School of Music, visit the skating arena at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, and check out athletic tournaments around campus!
