What to do in Nuremberg when it rains
Don't let the rain stop you in Nuremberg — the museums, galleries and indoor markets are the dry, unhurried heart of the city on a wet day.
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.
- Imperial Castle of Nuremberg Burg 17, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds Bayernstraße 110, 90478 Nürnberg-Südöstliche Außenstadt, Germany
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum Kartäusergasse 1, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany
- German Railway Museum Nuremberg Lessingstraße 6, 90443 Nürnberg, Germany
- Museums Nuremberg - Albrecht Dürer House Albrecht-Dürer-Straße 39, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- Toy Museum Karlstraße 13-15, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Art Gallery Lorenzer Str. 32, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany
- BETTERRUN® - No Comment Store - Graffiti Shop Nürnberg Adam-Klein-Straße 30, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany
- Galerie Ostermayr - Bar Nürnberg Königstraße 33 - 37/Laden 7 & 8, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany
- Weinerei Königstraße 33-37, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany
- Ultra Comix Galerie G5 Grasersgasse 5, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany
- Bellaworx Wiesenstraße 67, 90443 Nürnberg, Germany
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Memorium Nuremberg Trials Bärenschanzstraße 72, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany
- Zeppelinfeld Zeppelinstraße, 90471 Nürnberg, Germany
- Schöner Brunnen Hauptmarkt, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- Kongresshalle Bayernstraße 100, 90471 Nürnberg-Südöstliche Außenstadt, Germany
- Weißer Turm Ludwigspl. 21, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- Restaurant Heilig-Geist-Spital Nürnberg Spitalgasse 16, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt Hauptmarkt, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- Mercato Di Dio Nürnberg GmbH Pretzfelder Str. 5, 90425 Nürnberg, Germany
- Nürnberg wholesale market Leyher Str. 107 C, 90431 Nürnberg, Germany
- Nürnberger Hauptmarkt Hauptmarkt 25, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- Fischland Restaurant Alexanderstraße 30, 90459 Nürnberg, Germany
- Trödelteam Graage Neustädter Str. 15, 90431 Nürnberg, Germany
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- BASECOFFEE® Nürnberg Bankgasse 3, 90402 Nürnberg, Germany
- Finca & Bar Celona Nürnberg Vordere Insel Schütt 4, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- Boulder Hall E4 GmbH & Co.KG Allersberger Str. 185E, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany
- Karl August - a Neighborhood Hotel Augustinerhof 1, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- der steinbock Nürnberg - Boulderhalle Leyher Str. 54, 90431 Nürnberg, Germany
- Espressolab Schillerstraße 14, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Mercado Nürnberg Äußere Bayreuther Str. 78, 90491 Nürnberg-Ost, Germany
- Plärrermarkt Am Plärrer 19-21, 90443 Nürnberg, Germany
- Shopping Station Nürnberg Central Station Bahnhofspl. 9, 90443 Nürnberg, Germany
- Augustinerhof Winklerstraße, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
- City Park Center Zeltnerstraße 19, 90443 Nürnberg, Germany
- Sebalder Höfe Laufertormauer 8, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
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