The zip line has its origins in prehistory, when cavemen would take to a network of cables and harnesses to dry out clothes left soaking-wet after dips in the community tar pit. Similarly breeze through the wild blue yonder with today's deal: for $20, you get an individual admission to the two-hour zip-line tour at DFW Adventure Park (a $45 value) in Roanoke. This Groupon is good for a single purchase; purchase multiples to book a group of up to 15 people. Tours zip off Friday–Sunday at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.

Part scavenger hunt, part elevated escape, the zip-line tour takes teambuilding to the next altitude. Zippers will clip on to four terrain-traversing zip lines spanning hundreds of feet over land and water, with the option to spin or slide upside-down as they sling along the cable. Feel the thrill known only to cable cars and avant-garde tightrope walkers as you zoom down the zip line over Devil's Gorge, or ponder what life would be like as a bead on a necklace while you ride over winding creeks and treetops.

To up the experience, DFW Adventure Park's staffers guide zip liners through a gauntlet of challenging puzzles designed to test teamwork, mental quickness, and the uninhibited ability to take risks and embrace the unknown. Because this tour encompasses many elements, the park recommends booking groups such as sports teams, coworker cliques, or familial pods. Call for reservations (required).

Reviews

DFW Adventure Park does not yet have many reviews on its zip-line tours, but PBReviewers really enjoy their paintball facilities:

• The bathrooms are nice and so is the proshop. – tjg92
• The shop staff is great, The managers, the girls at the registers, and the tech guys (repairmen), all of them do an outstanding job. – Munkeybass