What to do in Hobart when it rains
The weather needn't spoil Hobart. Its galleries, museums and indoor markets are at their best on a grey day, with cafés on every corner.
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.
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Dunn Pl, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Cascades Female Factory Historic Site 16 Degraves St, South Hobart TAS 7004, Australia
- Hobart Convict Penitentiary Corner of Campbell and, Brisbane St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Hobart Library Level 1/91 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Mawson's Huts Replica Museum Morrison St &, Argyle St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Maritime Museum Tasmania 16 Argyle St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Dunn Pl, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- The Henry Jones Art Hotel 25 Hunter St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Hobart Library Level 1/91 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Rosny Farm 22 Rosny Hill Rd, Rosny Park TAS 7018, Australia
- Tahiti Felix's Master Tattoo 1/55 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Full Gamut 197 Harrington St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Cascade Brewery 131 Cascade Rd, South Hobart TAS 7004, Australia
- Cascades Female Factory Historic Site 16 Degraves St, South Hobart TAS 7004, Australia
- Constitution Dock 1 Franklin Whrf, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- 1923 Battery Point Sculpture trail 11 Clarke Ave, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
- Battery lookout 15 Nile Ave, Sandy Bay TAS 7005, Australia
- The Searchlight Sandy Bay TAS 7005, Australia
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Salamanca Market Salamanca Pl, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia
- Farm Gate Market 104 Bathurst St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Salamanca Fresh Battery Point 41 Salamanca Pl, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- The Spice House - Your Complete Indian Grocery Store 43 Forster St, New Town TAS 7008, Australia
- Salamanca Fresh Bellerive 1 Scott St, Bellerive TAS 7018, Australia
- Street Eats @ Franko Franklin Square, 70 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- McDonald's North Hobart Cnr Argyle &, Melville St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Jackman & McRoss 57 Hampden Rd, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
- Mures Lower Deck Victoria Dock, Franklin Whrf, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Beaujangles Cafe & Kitchen Hobart 49-51 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- OZUS COFFEE 56 Hampden Rd, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
- Room For A Pony 338 Elizabeth St, North Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Eastlands 26 Bligh St, Rosny Park TAS 7018, Australia
- Brooke Street Pier Brooke Street Pier, 12 Franklin Whrf, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Elizabeth Street Mall 50 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- The Cat & Fiddle Arcade 49-51 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- Centrepoint 70 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
- New Town Plaza 1 Risdon Rd, New Town TAS 7008, Australia
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