What to do in Brisbane when it rains
Grey skies over Brisbane are a chance to go deep on its museums and galleries, poke around an indoor market, and find the cosiest café in town.
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.
- Queensland Museum Kurilpa Corner of Grey and, Melbourne St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- Gallery of Modern Art Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- Museum of Brisbane Level 3, Brisbane City Hall, 64 Adelaide St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
- Dopamine Land - Brisbane 91 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
- The University of Queensland Art Museum James and Mary Emelia, Mayne Centre Building, University Dr, St Lucia QLD 4067, Australia
- SparkLab Grey Street &, Melbourne St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Gallery of Modern Art Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- Queensland Art Gallery Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Brisbane City (South Bank) Campus 226 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- Judith Wright Arts Centre 420 Brunswick St & Cnr, Berwick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Australia
- Hope St Cafe Shop 1/15 Hope St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- Metro Arts 97 Boundary St, West End QLD 4101, Australia
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Queensland Parliament 2A George St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
- Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End QLD 4101, Australia
- Customs House 399 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
- Gardens Point Brisbane City QLD, Australia
- State Law Building Level 16/50 Ann St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
- MacArthur Museum Brisbane Macarthur Chambers, Level 8/201 Edward St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- The West End Markets Montague Rd &, Jane St, West End QLD 4101, Australia
- Coco's Annerley 7/310 Ipswich Rd, Annerley QLD 4103, Australia
- Milton Markets Corner of Cribb Street and, Little Cribb St, Milton QLD 4064, Australia
- IGA Local Grocer South Brisbane 103 Melbourne St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- The Collective Markets Little Stanley St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- IGA Marketplace St Lucia 240 Hawken Dr, St Lucia QLD 4067, Australia
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Queensland Performing Arts Centre Cultural Precinct Cnr Grey, Melbourne St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- Gallery of Modern Art Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
- Woolworths Newstead 76 Skyring Terrace, Newstead QLD 4006, Australia
- Coffee Anthology 155 Charlotte St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
- McDonald's Milton 115 Milton Rd, Milton QLD 4064, Australia
- Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane 23 Leichhardt St, Spring Hill QLD 4000, Australia
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Queen Street Mall Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
- Toowong Village 9 Sherwood Rd, Toowong QLD 4066, Australia
- Uptown 91 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
- Gasworks Plaza 76 Skyring Terrace, Newstead QLD 4006, Australia
- West Village Shopping Precinct 45 Mollison St, West End QLD 4101, Australia
- QueensPlaza 226 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
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