What to do in Hamburg when it rains
Grey skies over Hamburg 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.
- Miniatur Wunderland Kehrwieder 2/Block D, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- Hamburger Kunsthalle Glockengießerwall 5, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
- Chocoversum Meßberg 1, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
- Port des Lumières Platz am 10.Längengrad 1, am Westfield Überseequartier in der HafenCity, Ecke Osakaallee / Überseeallee, Magdeburger Brücke, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- International Maritime Museum Hamburg Kaispeicher B, Koreastraße 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- Museum der Illusionen Hamburg Lilienstraße 14-16, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- TRADER Bartelsstraße 37, 20357 Hamburg, Germany
- Affenfaust Galerie Paul-Roosen-Straße 43, 22767 Hamburg-Altona, Germany
- Taugenichts Bar Hamburg Holstenstraße 192, 22765 Hamburg-Altona, Germany
- Kunsthaus Hamburg Klosterwall 15, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
- Lange Reihe 47 Lange Reihe 47, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
- Kaufhaus Hamburg Lange Reihe 70, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Hamburg Townhall Rathausmarkt 1, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
- Hamburg BUNKER Feldstraße 66/5. Stock, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
- Elbe Tunnel Bei den St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
- Chilehaus Fischertwiete 2A, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
- WASSERSCHLOSS Speicherstadt Dienerreihe 4, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- Kaffeemuseum Burg St. Annenufer 2, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Isemarkt Isestraße 1-73, 20144 Hamburg, Germany
- Hobenköök Restaurant & Markthalle Stockmeyerstraße 43, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- Flohmarkt Flohschanze Neuer Kamp 30, 20357 Hamburg-Altona, Germany
- Fischmarkt Hamburg Altona Fischmarkt, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
- Goldbekhaus Moorfuhrtweg 9, 22301 Hamburg-Nord, Germany
- Town Hall Market 20095 Hamburg, Germany
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Hard Rock Cafe Hamburg Bei den St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken 5, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
- Speicherstadt Coffee Roastery Kehrwieder 5, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- Entenwerder1 Entenwerder 1, 20539 Hamburg, Germany
- Brühwerk Ferdinandstraße 40a, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
- Café Paris Rathausstraße 4, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
- Nord Coast Coffee Roastery Deichstraße 9, 20459 Hamburg, Germany
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Westfield Überseeboulevard 7, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- Europa Passage Ballindamm 40, 20095 Hamburg-EG2, Germany
- Hamburger Meile Hamburger Str. 27, 22083 Hamburg-Nord, Germany
- Showroom Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier Am Sandtorpark 11/7. Stock, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- Einkaufsbahnhof Hamburg-Altona Scheel-Plessen-Straße 17, 22765 Hamburg, Germany
- Wandelhalle Hamburg Glockengießerwall 8, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
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