Sherlock Holmes Museum

For those of you who are fans of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories of Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. John Watson, the attraction is a must. It's not really at 221B, but it's as close as you're gonna get. With several story references and "memorabilia" from the stories, the museum is almost like a big quiz for Holmes fans, by trying to guess from which story each article came from. Plus, a nice gift shop as well.

We had a fun time visiting this house. It's in a very nice neighborhood, convenient to the Baker Street Underground Station.

The house is a multi-level home built in 1815. The top two floors have some amusing wax-like figures of Sherlock Holmes' enemies and characters.

Dr. Watson is indeed present, a nice man who truly resembles Dr. Watson of film lore and is quite an engaging fellow in his own respect.

We took some fun photos with Dr. Watson and they have the requisite deerstalker cap and pipe of Mr. Holmes for you to wear in the photos with Dr. Watson.

This was a fun trip that occupied about a little over one hour. They have a nice gift shop, and curiously,two doors down there is an Elvis Presley Memorabilia Shop and a Beatles Shop.

While in London I couldn't resist visiting the Sherlock Holmes museum (at 221B Baker Street of course). The Museum is filled with items from the fictional detective's career as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Guests are greeted by a real life Watson who is more than happy to answer questions or be in a photo. I also picked up a business card from the famous consulting detective.

Fans of the stories will have fun browsing through the perfectly recreated Victorian house and reviewing "clues" from Sherlock’s most famous cases. Those unfamiliar with the details of the detectives career will not find the museum nearly as interesting.