What to do in Houston when it rains
The weather needn't spoil Houston. 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.
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Meow Wolf Houston's Radio Tave 2103 Lyons Ave Building 2, Houston, TX 77020, USA
- Children's Museum Houston 1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004, USA
- The Menil Collection 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA
- ARTECHOUSE Houston 600 W 6th St, Houston, TX 77007, USA
- Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern 105-B Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007, USA
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Meow Wolf Houston's Radio Tave 2103 Lyons Ave Building 2, Houston, TX 77020, USA
- ARTECHOUSE Houston 600 W 6th St, Houston, TX 77007, USA
- Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006, USA
- The Silos at Sawyer Yards 1502 Sawyer St, Houston, TX 77007, USA
- Basket Books and Art 115 Hyde Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77006, USA
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft 4848 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Buffalo Bayou Park 105 Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007, USA
- Julia Ideson Building 550 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
- Christ Church Cathedral 1117 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA
- 1910 Harris County Courthouse 301 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
- One Main Building 1 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
- Niels Esperson Building 808 Travis St STE 100, Houston, TX 77002, USA
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Whole Foods Market 701 Waugh Dr, Houston, TX 77019, USA
- Sprouts Farmers Market 195 Yale St Ste 100, Houston, TX 77007, USA
- Randalls 2225 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
- Fiesta Mart #1 1020 Quitman St, Houston, TX 77009, USA
- Fiesta Mart #49 4114 Fulton St, Houston, TX 77009, USA
- La Michoacana Meat Market 1002 Boundary St, Houston, TX 77009, USA
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Children's Museum Houston 1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004, USA
- Brass Tacks 612 Live Oak St, Houston, TX 77003, USA
- Agora 1712 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098, USA
- Barnes & Noble 2030 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019, USA
- Citizen of Montrose - Restaurant, Bar & Cafe 907 Westheimer Rd Ste C, Houston, TX 77006, USA
- The Coffee House at West End 802 Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77007, USA
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Ironworks 711 Milby St, Houston, TX 77023, USA
- The Highlight at Houston Center 1200 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010, USA
- River Oaks Shopping Center 1964 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019, USA
- Montrose Collective 888 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006, USA
- Bayou Place 500 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, USA
- Heights Mercantile 714 Yale St, Houston, TX 77007, USA
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