What to do in Bremen when it rains
Caught by a shower in Bremen? 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.
- Universum Bremen Wiener Straße 1a, 28359 Bremen-Horn-Lehe, Germany
- Kunsthalle Bremen Am Wall 207, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Overseas Museum, Bremen Bahnhofspl. 13, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Focke Museum Schwachhauser Heerstraße 240, 28213 Bremen-Schwachhausen, Germany
- Hafenmuseum Bremen Am Speicher XI 1, 28217 Bremen-Walle, Germany
- Schuppen Eins Konsul-Smidt-Straße 26, 28217 Bremen, Germany
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Städtische Galerie Bremen Buntentorsteinweg 112, 28201 Bremen-Neustadt, Germany
- Schnoor One Schnoor 1, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Dosenspäti Buntentorsteinweg 346, 28201 Bremen, Germany
- GAK Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst Teerhof 21, 28199 Bremen-Neustadt, Germany
- Kultur-und Bildungsverein Ostertor e.V. Beim Paulskloster 12, 28203 Bremen, Germany
- Galerie Mitte Beim Paulskloster 12, 28203 Bremen, Germany
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Schnoor Bremen Schnoor, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Bremen Roland Am Markt, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Schuppen Eins Konsul-Smidt-Straße 26, 28217 Bremen, Germany
- Die Mühle am Wall Am Wall 212, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Glockenspiel House Böttcherstraße 4-6, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Wasserturm auf dem Werder [Umgedrehte Kommode] 28199 Bremen-Neustadt, Germany
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Schuppen Eins Konsul-Smidt-Straße 26, 28217 Bremen, Germany
- Großmarkt Bremen Am Waller Freihafen 1, 28217 Bremen-Walle, Germany
- Findorffer Winterdorf Fürther Str. 45, 28215 Bremen, Germany
- Wochenmarkt Findorff | Findorffmarkt Neukirchstraße 45, 28215 Bremen, Germany
- Flohmarkt auf der Lucie Lucie-Flechtmann-Platz, 28199 Bremen, Germany
- Flohmarkt EDU - Einkaufspark Duckwitzstraße 55, 28199 Bremen, Germany
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Cafe & Bar Celona Schlachte 32, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Haus am Walde - Café * Biergarten * Restaurant Kuhgrabenweg 2, 28359 Bremen-Horn-Lehe, Germany
- Café Sand Strandweg 106, 28201 Bremen-Neustadt, Germany
- emma am see Bürgerpark 1, 28209 Bremen-Schwachhausen, Germany
- Cafe Del Sol Bremen I/Neustadt Niedersachsendamm 1, 28277 Bremen-Obervieland, Germany
- Hotel zur Post Bahnhofspl. 11, 28195 Bremen, Germany
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Hansa Carré Pfalzburger Str. 41, 28207 Bremen-Hemelingen, Germany
- Walle-Center Waller Heerstraße 101, 28219 Bremen, Germany
- Einkaufsbahnhof Bremen Hbf Bahnhofspl. 15, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- EDU - Einkaufspark Duckwitz Bremen Duckwitzstraße 55, 28199 Bremen-Neustadt, Germany
- Lloyd Passage Lloydpassage 1, 28195 Bremen, Germany
- Schuppen Eins Konsul-Smidt-Straße 26, 28217 Bremen, Germany
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