The history of this Museum is a world – famous writer Arthur Conan Doyle went to Meiringen with his wife, trying to cure her of a serious illness local healing waters. However, the desired effect is not produced. Intentionally or not, but the writer chose to further one of the hotels in Meiringen for the death of the character of his works, the detective Sherlock Holmes. When this was announced, fans of the literary character has made it her place of pilgrimage. Especially popular in the city began after the publication, according to numerous requests from outraged readers, the story of the miraculous salvation of Holmes.

The Museum includes the Museum building itself, the house of fans of Sherlock Holmes and the statue of the famous detective, sitting outside the Museum with a pipe in his mouth, dressed in the usual Alpine Hiking clothes. Because that is how he looked when you went to a fateful meeting at the Reichenbach falls. At the waterfall, by the way, is also a memorial plaque to the detective.

In this Museum the most faithfully recreated living room of the apartment of Sherlock Holmes. It is believed that she is even better than the one which was organized and opened to the public in London, on Baker street a non-existent address, created specifically for the Museum. Here you can use the audio guide, operating for the convenience of visitors in different languages, including Russian. If you want you can sit down in a chair by the fireplace, to make memorable pictures and buy Souvenirs in the adjacent Museum shop.