The history of this museum is - the world-famous writer Arthur Conan Doyle called at Meiringen and his wife, trying to cure her from a serious illness local healing waters. However, the expected effect is not produced. Intentionally or not, the writer chose the later one of the hotels in Meiringen for the death of the character of his works, the detective Sherlock Holmes. When this became known to fans of the literary character made it her pilgrimage. Especially popular was the city after the publication, by popular demand indignant readers the story of the miraculous salvation of Holmes.

The museum includes the museum itself room house fans of Sherlock Holmes and the statue of the famous detective, sitting outside the museum with a pipe in his mouth, dressed in ordinary clothes alpine hiking. After all, this is how he looked when he went to the fateful meeting at the Reichenbach Falls. At the waterfall, by the way, is also a memorial plaque detective.

In this museum the most accurately recreated living room apartment Sherlock Holmes. It is believed that it is even better than the one that is organized and open to the public in London, Baker Street non-existent address created specifically for the museum. You can use the audio guide, working for the convenience of visitors to the different languages, including Russian. You may want to sit down in a chair by the fireplace, make memorable photos and buy souvenirs in the shop adjacent to the museum.