London doesn't have the market cornered on Sherlock Holmes sites

When one thinks of Arthur Conan Doyle-related tourism, London is usually the first thing to pop to mind.

But did you know that one of the most noteworthy Doyle/Sherlock Holmes collections is in a Canadian library?

Specifically, the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, on the top floor of the Toronto Reference Library, features books about and by Doyle as well as Sherlock Holmes memorabilia and Victorian decorations.

Learn more about this detective mecca, which is open to the public, in Atlas Obscura.

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