England

Wedgwood. Visit the Wedgwood factory located on 200 acres (67 hectares) of scenic Staffordshire countryside for factory tours, demonstrations, and shopping. Choose from new, discontinued, and seconds pieces in a variety of Wedgwood's signature designs.

Blue John. Also known as fluorite or fluorspar, this mineral is found in the caves of Castleton, in Derbyshire. Visit Treak Cliff or Blue John Cavern to see the multicolor-banded semiprecious stone, and shop for Blue John jewelry in workshops and stores in Derbyshire and across England.

Shoes. Tim Little (560 Kings Road, London; tel. +44 [0] 207 736 1999) offers handmade shoes for men and women, exquisitely crafted. His customers have included Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, and Elton John.