The history of the museum is as follows: the world-famous writer Arthur Conan Doyle visited Meiringen with his wife in an attempt to cure her of a serious illness with the local healing waters. However, it did not have the expected effect. Intentionally or not, but the writer chose one of the hotels in Meiringen for the death of a character of his works, the detective Sherlock Holmes. When this became known, the fans of the literary hero made it her place of pilgrimage. The town became especially popular after the story of Holmes' miraculous rescue was published, at the numerous requests of outraged readers.
The museum includes the museum itself, a cabin of Sherlock Holmes fans and a statue of the famous detective sitting outside the museum with a pipe in his teeth, dressed in ordinary Alpine hiking clothes. After all, this is how he looked when he went to the fateful meeting at the Reichenbach Falls. The waterfall, incidentally, also has a plaque commemorating the detective.
The living room of Sherlock Holmes' flat is the most faithfully recreated in this museum. It is said to be even better than the one organised and open to the public in London, on Baker Street at a defunct address created especially for the museum. Here you can use an audio guide, working for the convenience of visitors in different languages, including Russian. If you wish, you can sit in a chair by the fireplace, take memorable photos and buy souvenirs in the shop adjacent to the museum.
