What to do in Abu Dhabi when it rains
Caught by a shower in Abu Dhabi? There's history to explore indoors, art to admire, markets to browse and cafés to settle into until it clears.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Sudanese Club Abu Dhabi F9JG+G4G - Al Falah St - Al Danah - E18 02 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi Society for Popular Arts F98H+37V - Al Nahyan - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Body Museum C9XW+HWQ - Al Bun St - Hadbat Al Za`Faranah - E27 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- الحديقة التراثية . ابو ظبي F9P4+H9R - Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum St - الحصن - غرب 2 - أبو ظبي - United Arab Emirates
- المشغولات الحرفية اليدوية النسائية C9RQ+6XC - Al Mushrif - W46 01 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- مجلس الزعيم سعيد خادم 15 Barqa Um As Saʹab St - Al Mushrif - W47 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Etihad Modern Art Gallery Mall Villa - 15 Al Huwelat St - behind Al Bateen - Al Bateen - Area - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi Pottery Establishment Dabbas St. (16th Street) Building No. 29 Opposit Khalediya Garden - Al Khalidiyah - W9 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Jack Art Gallery 648 - Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Street - Airport Rd - Al Manhal - W14 02 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi Creative Centre مركز أبوظبي الإبداعي F93Q+G7G - Airport Road - Al Nahyan - E22 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Exhibition Hall at Cultural Foundation F9M4+4X2 - Al Hisn - W3 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Ayazarts Fatima Bint Ali Al Rumaithi St - Al Danah - E4 02 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Qasr Al Hosn Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum St(2nd St) - Al Hisn - W3 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Al Bateen Palace Al Bateen - Delma St - Al Manhal - W19 02 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- قصر الشيخ / منصور بن زايد آل نهيان C9FW+F9 - Al Qurm - Qasr Al Shatie - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Mamsha AlKhair F8FR+42G - Al Bateen - W10 01 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- الإتحاد النسائي C9RR+3CR - Al Karamah St - Al Mushrif - W46 01 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Al Hoksh square - ميدان الحوكش F9M4+X7V - Al Hisn - Al Markaziyah West - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- West Zone Supermarket | Najda 1 - Al Danah - Zone 1 904 Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Otaiba St - opposite Nissan Showroom - Al Danah - Zone 1 - إمارة دبيّ - United Arab Emirates
- BIGmart Hypermarket - Khalidiya 51 شارع اليَحَر - Al Hisn - W4 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Labelle chocolates & flowers Al Nahyan - لابيل معسكر ال نهيان Muroor Rd - شارع سلطان بن زايد الأول - آل نهيان - شرق 19 2 - أبو ظبي - United Arab Emirates
- Labelle Chocolates & Flowers Al Muroor ST - لابيل شارع المرور Muroor Rd - شارع سلطان بن زايد الأول - الدانة - شرق 18 2 - أبو ظبي - United Arab Emirates
- FISH MARKET CCM7+P52 - Hadbat Al Za`Faranah - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- New West Zone Supermarket | Falah Street - Al Danah - Zone 1 Al Whada Mall, 3rd Floor, Extension - Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed St - Al Danah - E18 01 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Madinat Zayed Shopping Centre Sultan Bin Zayed The First St - Al Danah - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- The Grove 61 Al Maqam St - Al Mushrif - W47 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Cartel Coffee Roasters 469 Al Khaleej Al Arabi St - Al Khalidiyah - W17 02 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Parallel Cafe 568 Al Khaleej Al Arabi St - Al Bateen - W18 03 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- ADNOC Service Station | Al Zaafarana (973) 973 Eastern Road - Hadbat Al Za`Faranah - E21 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- ADNOC Service Station | Rabadan (162) شارع الشيخ راشد بن سعيد - الشارع الثاني - المشرف - غرب 52 - أبو ظبي - United Arab Emirates
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Al Wahda Mall 1 Hazza ' Bin Zayed The First St - Al Nahyan - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Mushrif Mall Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed St - Hadbat Al Za`Faranah - E32 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Madinat Zayed Shopping Centre Sultan Bin Zayed The First St - Al Danah - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Reem Mall Reem Mall - Al Reem Island - Najmat Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Khalidiyah Mall Khalidiyah - Mubarak Bin Mohammed St - Al Khalidiyah - W9 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- WTC Abu Dhabi Liwa St - Al Danah - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
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