What to do in Linz when it rains
A wet day in Linz is no write-off: spend it among the museums and galleries, browse an indoor market, or linger over coffee somewhere cosy.
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.
- Ars Electronica Center Ars-Electronica-Straße 1, 4040 Linz, Austria
- Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz Doktor-Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Schlossmuseum Linz Schlossberg 1, 4020 Linz, Austria
- voestalpine Stahlwelt - Ausstellung & Museum - aktuell nur Werkstouren nach Voranmeldung voestalpine-Straße 4, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Salonschiff Fräulein Florentine Heinrich-Gleißner-Promenade 6, 4040 Linz, Austria
- FC Francisco Carolinum Linz OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH, Museumstraße 14, 4010 Linz, Austria
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- POSTCITY Linz Bahnhofpl. 12, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Mural Harbor Mural Harbor, Regensburger Str. 2, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Atelierhaus Salzamt Ob. Donaulände 15, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Damen & Herrenstraße DH5 Herrenstraße 5, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Galerie Dumas OG Gerstnerstraße 13/2, 4040 Linz, Austria
- MAERZ Eisenbahngasse 20, 4020 Linz, Austria
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Tower No. 13 Lugwiesstraße, 4060 Leonding, Austria
- Dreifaltigkeitssäule Hauptpl., 4020 Linz, Austria
- Luftschutzstollen "Limonikeller" Limonigasse 10, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Pöstlingbergbahn Bergstation - Turm IV (Maria) Am Pöstlingberg 9, 4040 Linz, Austria
- Pöstlingbergbahn-Museum Landgutstraße 19, 4040 Linz, Austria
- Aphroditetempel Bernardisstraße, 4020 Linz, Austria
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Megaflohmarkt- New and Used Open Market Industriezeile 76, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Flohmarkt Cineplexx Linz Prinz-Eugen-Straße 22, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Flohmarkt Interspar Industriezeile Industriezeile 76, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Specialists Flowers & Garden Nimmervoll Haselbachstraße 4, 4040 Linz, Austria
- Auto & Teile Emresch KG Sandgasse 11, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Grünmarkt Urfahr Mühlkreisbahnstraße 4/6, 4040 Linz, Austria
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- ARCOTEL Nike Untere Donaulände 9, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Café Central Landstraße 36, 4020 Linz, Austria
- tiktak café Landstraße 119, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Die Bohne- Unser Cafe Wiener Str. 40, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Barista Brunch Linz Eggerpassage, Landstraße 14, 4020 Linz, Austria
- OMV Hafenstraße 8, 4020 Linz, Austria
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- LentiaCity Hauptstraße 54, 4040 Linz, Austria
- Passage Linz Landstraße 17-25, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Atrium City Center Mozartstraße 7, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Linzerie Landstraße 12, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Lenaupark City Hamerlingstraße 42-46, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Zentrum Muldenstraße Einsteinstraße 5, 4020 Linz, Austria
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