What to do in Adelaide when it rains
When Adelaide turns grey, head for the indoors — centuries of history in its museums, art to lose an hour in, and markets and cafés out of the rain.
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.
- South Australian Museum North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- MOD. North Terrace, adjacent, Morphett St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Adelaide Gaol 18 Gaol Rd, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Migration Museum 82 Kintore Ave, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Torrens Parade Ground 3HMX+3W, Victoria Dr, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Army Museum of South Australia 16 Anzac Hwy, Everard Park SA 5035, Australia
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Art Gallery of South Australia 490 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Fullarton Park Community Centre 411 Fullarton Rd, Fullarton SA 5063, Australia
- JamFactory 19 Morphett St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Arthur Art Bar 66 Currie St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Carclew Kaurna Country, 11 Jeffcott St, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
- David Roche Gallery 241 Melbourne St, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Torrens Parade Ground 3HMX+3W, Victoria Dr, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Friends' Gate Plane Tree Dr, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- The Adelaide University Footbridge Karrawirra Parri, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
- Z Ward 63 Conyngham St, Glenside SA 5065, Australia
- National War Memorial 190 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Goodman Building Hackney Rd, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Adelaide Central Market 44/60 Gouger St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Plant 4 Bowden 5 Third St, Bowden SA 5007, Australia
- Frewville Foodland 177 Glen Osmond Rd, Frewville SA 5063, Australia
- Foodland Norwood 161-169 The Parade, Norwood SA 5067, Australia
- Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market Rose Terrace, Wayville SA 5034, Australia
- My Dead Grandpa 10-16 Ranelagh St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Bakery on O'Connell 128-130 O'Connell St, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
- The Ice ArenA 23 James Congdon Dr, Thebarton SA 5031, Australia
- McDonald's West Terrace 20 West Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Peter Rabbit Cafe 234-244 Hindley St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- McDonald's Hindley Street 44 Hindley St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Exchange Coffee 12/18 Vardon Ave, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Rundle Mall Shop/13, Regent Arcade, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Adelaide Central Market 44/60 Gouger St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Burnside Village 447 Portrush Rd, Glenside SA 5065, Australia
- Myer Centre Adelaide 14/38 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- City Cross 31-39 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
- Brickworks Marketplace 38 South Rd, Torrensville SA 5031, Australia
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