One of the romance world’s most underrated and effective means of getting close to your sweetheart is the scenic drive. There’s nothing better than long conversation, great music, and picturesque scenery. If you leave from Strong City, Kansas and head west until you hit the National Geographic Scenic Byway and the Kansas Flint Hills, you’ll have already taken care of one of the three criteria for the perfect scenic drive. All you have to do is supply the music and the conversation.

Named one of the 200 best scenic drives in the nation, this route runs for 84 miles, which means you can cut your date short or let it linger as long as you like; it all depends on the length of your mixed Cds and the size of your gas tank.

Keep your eyes open for rounded limestone hills so beautiful they don’t look of this world, the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, and the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve.

Create a playlist of romantic songs or songs you associate with your partner and end your date in the bed and breakfast country of Cottonwood Falls. It will be a road trip you’ll never forget.