What to do in Dresden when it rains
Caught by a shower in Dresden? 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.
- Dresden Zwinger Sophienstraße, 01067 Dresden, Germany
- German Hygiene Museum Lingnerpl. 1, 01069 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Museum of Military History Olbrichtpl. 2, 01099 Neustadt, Germany
- Historisches Grünes Gewölbe Residenzschloss, Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Albertinum (1884-87; Adolph Canzler) Tzschirnerpl. 2, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Dresden Panometer Gasanstaltstraße 8B, 01237 Dresden-Blasewitz, Germany
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Residenzschloss Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany
- Albertinum (1884-87; Adolph Canzler) Tzschirnerpl. 2, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- SKD | Old Masters Picture Gallery Theaterplatz 1, 01067 Dresden, Germany
- Japanese Palais (1727-33; Matthaeus Daniel Poeppelmann) Palaispl. 11, 01097 Neustadt, Germany
- Cafe Cello Bischofsweg 40, 01099 Dresden, Germany
- art+form Bautzner Str. 11, 01099 Neustadt, Germany
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Dresden Zwinger Sophienstraße, 01067 Dresden, Germany
- Residenzschloss Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany
- Historisches Grünes Gewölbe Residenzschloss, Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Brühl's Terrace Georg-Treu-Platz 1, 01067 Dresden, Germany
- Golden Rider Neustädter Markt 14, 01097 Dresden, Germany
- Fürstenzug Augustusstraße 1, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Elbeflohmarkt Dresden Käthe-Kollwitz-Ufer 4, 01307 Dresden, Germany
- Neustädter Markthalle Metzer Str. 1, 01097 Neustadt, Germany
- Netto - Günstig. Besser. Für dich. Lindengasse 8, 01069 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Tukwila Supermarket, DESI Bazar, Markt, Grocery Store in Dresden Bautzner Str. 16, 01099 Neustadt, Germany
- Autoverwertung Dresden GmbH Magazinstraße 13, 01099 Dresden-Klotzsche, Germany
- Lana - Restaurant & Orientalische Lebensmittel Gewandhausstraße 7, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Café Milchmädchen Grunaer Str. 27, 01069 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Wilma Wunder Dresden Altmarkt 21-23, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Citybeach Dresden Leipziger Str. 31, 01097 Dresden, Germany
- ALEX Dresden am Schloss Schloßstraße 7-9, 01067 Dresden, Germany
- Ostrabeach Zur Messe 11, 01067 Dresden, Germany
- TotalEnergies Tankstelle Wiener Str. 39, 01069 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Altmarkt-Galerie Dresden Webergasse 1, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Centrum Galerie Dresden Prager Str. 15, 01069 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Palace of Culture Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- World Trade Center Dresden Ammonstraße 72, 01067 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- Einkaufsbahnhof Dresden-Hbf Wiener Platz 4, 01069 Dresden-Altstadt, Germany
- QF Passage Dresden Neumarkt 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany
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