It made light bets in plain old stocks and bonds and went hell-for-leather into exotic and illiquid holdings: commodities, timberland, hedge funds, emerging-market equities and private equity partnerships.
Home Of: Bentley Motor CarsFamous For: Hand-stitched leather, exotic wood hewn by carpenters into glossy veneers, excellent train accessHow to get there: Fly into London Heathrow, spend the night in the city, then take a train through the countryside toward Cheshire County.