What to do in Bukhara when it rains
Bukhara has plenty under cover when the skies open — historic interiors, art collections, sheltered markets and cafés made for a slow afternoon.
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.
- Magoki Attori Mosque and Carpet Museum Mekhtar Anbar Str. 55, 200118, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Fayzulla Khodjaev Museum Mekhtar Anbar Str. 55, 200118, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Zindan QCH7+JH4, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Nadir Divan Begi Khanaka QCF9+6WG, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Imam al-Bukhari Museum QCH2+8X9, Pistaskkanon Str., Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Doll Museum / Музей кукол Bakhauddina Nakshbandi, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Bukhara Photo Gallery QCC7+VMM, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Akbar House Collection 1 Levi, Bobokhonov, Lyabi-Hauz, 200100, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Master of Miniatures Toshev Davron QCF8+QR2, haqiqat15, Бухара, Uzbekistan
- ART GALLERY RAKHMON TOSHEV QCCC+QJP, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Art Feruz gallery St.B.Naqshband 78, 200100, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Art shop shahriston Hakikat, 200100, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Ark of Bukhara QCH5+6W6, Afrosiab St, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Chor Minor Monument Mekhtar Anbar Str. 90, 200100, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Ismail Samani Mausoleum QCG2+R64, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Kalan Minaret Khakikat Str. 9, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Labi Hovuz Divan-Beghi, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, QCFC+686, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Toki Sarrofon QCF9+2F2, Mekhtar Anbar Str., Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Karvon market Eshoni Pir str. 3, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Markaziy bozor QCH2+Q9W, Ulitsa Suleymana Muradova, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Karvan Bazar RC4G+3P8, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Karvon Savdo Majmuasi RC3G+M6P, A-380, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Dekhkon Bozori QC2V+M99, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Buxoro Bazar Tukimachi QC7J+F8G, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Ayvan N. Husainova #7, 200100, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Zolotaya Buhara Bukhara, Haqiqat, 171, 200119, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Donuts and Coffee 4 Sarrafon, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Silk Road Teahouse Khakikat Str., Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Magic House Ulitsa Bakhauddina Nakshbandi, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- Magistral Plov Center QCJW+F26, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Bukhara mall Ул. Иброхим Муминова 2, 200100, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Chinar mall Alpamysh St, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- KARVON SHOPPING CENTER Unnamed Road, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- Monika QF92+G4W, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
- ТРЦ ChinarMall улица Алпомиш, 200100, Buxoro, Buxoro Viloyati, Uzbekistan
- GARANT SAVDO MARKAZI | ГАРАНТ ТОРГОВЫЙ ЦЕНТР PCXF+3XC, Bukhara, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
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