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Paris has been the scene of many infamous crimes over the years, and there's also a grand tradition of flamboyant, idiosyncratic investigators solving those crimes. The Police Museum captures some of the historical characters and evidence behind the struggle between those who ran afoul of the law and ... » more

Borough Market, the oldest in London, has been around since at least the 1200s, and sometimes it seems like some of the oddball characters running the stalls have been there the entire time. For centuries a ... » more

Every day, thousands of New Yorkers use the ferry to get between their homes in the quiet borough of Staten Island, and their jobs in Manhattan. Until 1997 they were paying 25 cents for the ride, but now ... » more