What to do in Miami when it rains
Caught by a shower in Miami? 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.
- Wynwood Walls 2516 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127, USA
- Vizcaya Museum & Gardens 3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129, USA
- Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science 1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- MUSEUM OF ICE CREAM 851 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- Pérez Art Museum Miami 1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- Miami Children's Museum 980 MacArthur Cswy, Miami, FL 33132, USA
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Rubell Museum 1100 NW 23rd St, Miami, FL 33127, USA
- Collectors Club 2812 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127, USA
- Cubaocho Museum & Performing Arts Center 1465 SW 8th St #106, Miami, FL 33135, USA
- Red Dot Art Fair 2217 NW 5th Ave, Miami, FL 33127, USA
- Casa Nube Wynwood - Event Space 2060 NW 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33127, USA
- YoungArts 2100 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33137, USA
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Vizcaya Museum & Gardens 3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129, USA
- Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College 600 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- Miami Circle National Historic Landmark 401 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131, USA
- The Historic Alfred I. duPont Building 169 E Flagler St, Miami, FL 33131, USA
- Olympia Theater 174 E Flagler St, Miami, FL 33131, USA
- Bay of Pigs Monument 806 SW 13th Ave, Miami, FL 33135, USA
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Whole Foods Market 299 SE 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33131, USA
- Trader Joe's 3191 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137, USA
- Publix Super Market at Mary Brickell Village 911 SW 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33130, USA
- Publix Super Market at 18Biscayne Shopping Center 1776 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- Publix Super Market at Brickell Village 134 SW 13th St, Miami, FL 33130, USA
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Bistro Café 1352 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- Hard Rock Cafe 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- DIOR Café Miami 162 NE 39th St, Miami, FL 33137, USA
- McDonald's 345 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- Pura Vida Miami 701 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131, USA
- McDonald's 299 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33130, USA
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Brickell City Centre 701 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33130, USA
- Bayside Marketplace 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
- River Landing Shops & Residences 1400 NW N River Dr, Miami, FL 33125, USA
- Calle Ocho Plaza 455 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33130, USA
- Wynwood Marketplace 2250 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127, USA
- Midtown 3250 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137, USA
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