What to do in Delhi when it rains
Delhi 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.
- National Science Centre Gate No.1, near Bhairon Marg, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Purana Qila Mathura Rd, Near Delhi Zoo, J65V+RFH, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Museum of Illusions New Delhi A 30-33 1st Floor, A Block, Inner Cir, Block A, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- National Rail Museum Service Rd, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
- National Museum, New Delhi Janpath Rd, Central Secretariat, Kartavya Path, New Delhi, Delhi 110011, India
- National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy Bhairon Marg, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- National Gallery of Modern Art Jaipur House, Shershah Rd, near India Gate, Delhi High Court, India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India
- Triveni Kala Sangam 205, Tansen Marg, Todermal Road Area, Mandi House, Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Santushti Shopping Complex, Chanakyapuri Panchsheel Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
- DAG 22A, Janpath Rd, Windsor Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- The Arthouse Eats N-35, Block N, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Lalit Kala Akademi 35, Firozeshah Rd, Mandi House, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- India Gate Kartavya Path, India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Agrasen ki Baoli Hailey Rd, Hamdard Nagar, Vakil Lane, Mandi House, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Delhi Gate Netaji Subhash Marg, Daryaganj, New Delhi, Delhi, 110002, India
- Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah Baoli Amir Khusro Gate, Nizamuddin, Nizammudin West Slum, Nizamuddin West, New Delhi, Delhi 110013, India
- Safdarjung Tomb, Delhi Airforce Golf Course, Delhi Race Club, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India
- Bhuli Bhatiyari Ka Mahal Central Ridge Reserve Forest, New Delhi, Delhi 110060, India
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Khan Market Ground Floor, 55a, Khan Market, Rabindra Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India
- Janpath Market J6H9+JGJ, Janpath Rd, Janpath, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Karol Bagh Market Main Road, Pnb Market, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi, 110005, India
- Gaffar Electronics Market (Karol Bagh) Ghaffar Market, Block 23, Beadonpura, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi, 110005, India
- CP Market J6J9+9CG, Palika Bazar, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Karol Bagh Bike Market J5XW+62X, Block 37J, Naiwala, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi, 110005, India
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Jain Chawal Wale Baba Kharak Singh Rd, Block P, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- THE BIG CHILL B-40, Inner Cir, Block B, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Museum of Illusions New Delhi A 30-33 1st Floor, A Block, Inner Cir, Block A, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Constitution Club of India Rafi Marg, Sansad Marg, behind RBI Bank, Sansad Marg Area, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Carnatic Cafe 82-85 The, Lodhi Rd, Meharchand Market, Lodi Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India
- Fig at Malcha 3/48, Malcha Marg, Market, Dharam Marg, Block C, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- The Chanakya Yashwant Place Commercial Complex Opposite Chanakyapuri Post Office, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
- Palika Bazar Underground Shopping Complex Palika Parking Rd, Palika Bazar, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
- Paharganj Main bazar Rly Station, 17076c, Paharganj Rd, Main Market, Ratan Lal Market, Partap Nagar, Paharganj, New Delhi, Delhi, 110055, India
- Csd H6V4+JQC, Lok Kalyan Marg, Airforce Golf Course, Delhi Gymkhana Club, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India
- Santushti Shopping Complex, Chanakyapuri Panchsheel Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
- Westside - Karol Bagh, Delhi Westside - A Unit of Trent Limited 15A, 34, 35, Ajmal Khan Rd, Block 15A, WEA, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi, 110005, India
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