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...specialty arts-and-crafts stores should thrive as more consumers choose handmade over store-bought gifts. The website for specialty retailer Michaels details dozens of ideas for making cards, scrapbooks and jewelry. Since the holiday falls on a Saturday in 2009, couples can spend a full day at a museum - or at a picnic, if the weather permits. During these stressful times, people still want to huddle with their loved ones. "We won't see people saying, 'O.K., Valentine's Day has been cancelled,' " says Van Horn. "People will still give their loved ones what they deserve." Millions will...
Designed by Viennese architecture firm Delugan Meissl, the spaceship-like structure rests on only three pillars, making it appear as if the building is floating. At the museum's heart is a 60,280-sq.-ft. (5,600 sq m) exhibition hall housing around 80 cars - some of them are still used for racing - along with numerous smaller exhibits on all things Porsche...
...financial crisis may have taken a bite out of Porsche's sales figures, but there's still reason to celebrate at the automaker's headquarters in the southern German city of Stuttgart. Yes, it's a year late, but the spectacular new Porsche Museum is finally finished and has just opened to the public...
...this history is on show in a historically significant location: the museum is in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, the otherwise obscure district where, in 1938, Ferdinand Porsche built the first VW Beetle, and, a year later, the 64 - the forefather of Porsche sports cars ever since. But you may prefer to skip the history and simply admire the stunningly beautiful automobiles. Car lovers can spend all day taking in models such as the 356 No. 1 Roadster (released in 1948, it was the first sports car ever to bear the Porsche name), an armada of 917 racing cars, and numerous variations...
From the foyer in the basement, you can take a peek into the workshop where mechanics restore classic vehicles, or have a look inside the museum's archive, where journalists and researchers can study the Porsche story through millions of photos, documents, books and films. And, of course, there's a gift shop, for those who have always dreamed of owning their own Porsche - even if it's just a little one. For more information, visit www.porsche.com/international/aboutporsche/porschemuseum....