Lauterbrunnen (800 m/2,625ft; pop. 1,000) is a popular summer resort and the starting-point of the funicular to the Jungfraujoch. Above the village are the Staubbach falls, which plunge down from an overhanging crag in a sheer drop of 300 m/984ft. It was here, over 200 years ago, that the privy councilor Johann Wolfgang von Goethe found the
inspiration for "Gesang der Geister über den Wassern" ("Song of the Spirits over the Water"), which was later set to music by Schubert. The Lauterbrunnen valley is renowned as a walkers' paradise offering beautiful climbs, while helicopter flights to the glaciers provide a bird's eye view of the mountains. There are also long-distance ski-runs (17.5km/11mi), tennis courts and two swimming pools. A collection of agricultural tools and equipment is on display in the museum.