Sights
Since almost all the Holmes stories take place in London, the British capital has a huge amount of places related to Sherlock Holmes: famous ones that you did not expect to have something to do with the ingenious detective but also unknown ones. In this chapter, you can discover them all and find out about their special relation to Sherlock Holmes. So start now and look at the sights below to find the one that you have to visit!
The Sherlock Holmes Museum
At the Sherlock Holmes Museum, which was opened at 27th March 1990 in Baker Street near Regent’s park, you can find a reproduction of Sherlock Holmes' famous home office.
Madame Tussaud's
Madame Tussaud's is a museum in London where you can find waxworks of historical figures and famous celebrities but there are also wax figures of fictional characters like E.T.
New Scotland Yard
New Scotland Yard is a building in the City of Westminster where you can find the headquarters of the "Metropolitan Police Service". Image source
St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital, also called Barts, is not only the place where Sherlock and John first met, but also the oldest hospital in Great Britain. Image source
Leinster Gardens
This seems like a normal, pricey address in London. But this impression holds only at first sight. Behind the façades of the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens there is not what you expect to be there ... Image source