Original Valentine Gifts

Push the envelope or rip it open. Give or share something unique for that special day.

At a Distance?

Top: Me Without You – Hardcover. Celebrate love with endearing cartoons: “Me without you is like…sky without blue…hair without do…cow without moo.” From famed illustrators Lisa Swerling and Ralph Lazar, best known for the Happiness Is… series and their cartoon lines Harold’s Planet and Vimrod. $9.95

Bottom: Long Distance Friendship Lamp – Light up a loved one’s life—across town or across the country—with two or more of these in-sync lamps. When you turn one on with a simple touch of your hand, its mate emits the same ambient glow, no matter where it is and who is on the other end. Each person sets up their lamp via Wi-Fi, then reaches out and touches the lamp whenever they want to let their loved one know they’re thinking of them. With every touch, the lamp cycles through a rainbow of colors, one at a time. You can also assign each loved one a color so that when they tap their lamp, yours lights up with their special hue. 4.75″ L x 4.75″ W x 8″ H 2 lamps $198.00

Safe Travel

Left: Give Now Fly Later? Balloons in  Flight Over New Jersey – Serving NJ, PA and NYC. Enjoy an amazing ballooning experience with spectacular views of hills, farms and historic buildings! One hour flight for two (without dinner). Morning or evening. $700.00                                                                                  

Right: Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders – Hardcover. This second edition takes readers to even more curious and unusual destinations, with more than 100 new places, dozens and dozens of new photographs, and two very special features: twelve city guides, covering Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Plus a foldout map with a dream itinerary for the ultimate around-the-world road trip. $30.81

Creative Sweets

Top: Initials or word – LOVE? Boxing is yours to do, however. Li-Lac Chocolate Letters: 4” tall. Gluten free. $6.95        

Bottom: Edible Romance – 25 piece box of chocolate from MarieBelle New York’s limited edition Valentine’s Day Collection. Presented in a heart-shaped box,it opens to present 25 handmade chocolate ganache, each artfully highlighted with love-inspired designs that tell a story. $75.00

Dine Out

Special Menus at Romantic New York City Restaurants – Reserve EARLY  

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One If By Land, Two If By Sea – 17 Barrow St. Valentine’s Day 6 Course Prix Fixe.  $350.00 Often lauded as one of the most romantic restaurants in the country, this candle-lit, brick-walled den with floor-to-ceiling windows and a grand dark-wood staircase.

Chez Josephine – 414 West 42^nd Street Valentine’s Day 3 Course Prix Fixe $95.00 A tribute to legendary entertainer Josephine Baker, Chez Josephine offers a  French-merican Menu and live piano music in an intimate Parisian setting with its blue-tin ceiling, red velvet walls and cavalcade of chandeliers that light up vintage portraits of La Baker.

Kings’ Carriage House – 251 East 82^nd Street Valentine’s Day 3 Course Prix Fixe $175.00 for two. The elegant hospitality of a European manor house in an intimate two-story restaurant. Gilded paintings, crystal chandeliers and antique furnishings are part of the aristocratic atmosphere. An exceptional dining experience.

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The items featured in this article have been chosen by the editors of Woman Around Town simply because we like them and think you may, too. No advertising fees have been paid to Woman Around Town for this article.