▁Sch atten halb ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Bern . ▁ ▁The ▁falls ▁are ▁made ▁accessible ▁by ▁the ▁Reich en bach ▁F unic ular . ▁The ▁lower ▁station ▁is ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁walk , ▁or ▁a ▁ 6 - min ute ▁bus ▁ride , ▁from ▁Me ir ingen ▁railway ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Br ün ig ▁railway ▁line ▁that ▁links ▁Inter la ken ▁and ▁Luc erne . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle ' s ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁stories ▁The ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁falls ▁are ▁known ▁world wide ▁as ▁the ▁setting ▁for ▁a ▁fict ional ▁event : ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁where ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle ' s ▁hero , ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes , ▁f ights ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁with ▁Professor ▁Mor i art y , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁" The ▁Final ▁Problem ", ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁plate ▁at ▁the ▁fun icular ▁station ▁comm emor ates ▁Hol mes , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁museum ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Me ir ingen . ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁many ▁water falls ▁in ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁Ober land , ▁Reich en bach ▁F alls ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁the ▁greatest ▁impression ▁on ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle , ▁who ▁was ▁shown ▁them ▁on ▁a ▁Swiss ▁hol iday ▁by ▁his ▁host ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁L unn , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁L unn ▁Poly . ▁Sir ▁Henry ' s ▁grand son , ▁Peter ▁L unn