What to do in Berlin when it rains
Berlin's Museum Island and endless galleries mean a rainy day just becomes a culture day.
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.
- Berlin Wall Memorial Bernauer Str. 111, 13355 Berlin, Germany
- Jewish Museum Berlin Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin, Germany
- New National Gallery Potsdamer Str. 50, 10785 Berlin, Germany
- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany
- Topography of Terror Niederkirchnerstraße 8, 10963 Berlin, Germany
- Humboldt Forum Schloßpl., 10178 Berlin, Germany
- Hamburger Bahnhof - Contemporary Art National Gallery Invalidenstraße 50, 10557 Berlin, Germany
- German Museum of Technology Trebbiner Str. 9, 10963 Berlin, Germany
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- East Side Gallery Mühlenstraße, 10243 Berlin, Germany
- Fotografiska Berlin Oranienburger Str. 54, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Berlinische Galerie Alte Jakobstraße 124-128, 10969 Berlin, Germany
- Gemäldegalerie Johanna und Eduard Arnhold Platz, 10785 Berlin, Germany
- Haus Schwarzenberg Rosenthaler Str. 39, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- KÖNIG GALERIE Alexandrinenstraße 118-121, 10969 Berlin, Germany
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art Auguststraße 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Boros Collection Reinhardtstraße 20, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Food halls
Settle into a food hall and work your way around the stalls while the rain blows over.
- Markthalle Neun Eisenbahnstraße 42/43, 10997 Berlin, Germany
- Hackescher Markt Hackescher Markt, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- Mauerpark Flohmarkt Bernauer Str., 13355 Berlin, Germany
- Arminiusmarkthalle Arminiusstraße 2-4, 10551 Berlin, Germany
- Marheineke Markthalle Marheinekepl. 15, 10961 Berlin, Germany
- Berliner Trödelmarkt Str. des 17. Juni 110, 10623 Berlin, Germany
- Markt am Maybachufer Maybachufer, 12047 Berlin, Germany
- Nowkölln Flowmarkt Maybachufer 31, 12047 Berlin, Germany
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Mall of Berlin Leipziger Pl. 12, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- KaDeWe - Kaufhaus des Westens Tauentzienstraße 21-24, 10789 Berlin, Germany
- ALEXA Berlin Grunerstraße 20, 10179 Berlin, Germany
- Gesundbrunnen-Center Berlin Badstraße 4, 13357 Berlin, Germany
- Hackesche Höfe Rosenthaler Str. 40, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- EAST SIDE MALL Tamara-Danz-Str. 11, 10243 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Central Station shopping mall Europaplatz 1, 10557 Berlin, Germany
- Bikini Berlin Budapester Str. 38-50, 10787 Berlin, Germany
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