What to do in Queenstown when it rains
Caught by a shower in Queenstown? 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.
- Recreation Ground Carpark 1 Memorial Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Flora Fauna 8 Church Street, Underground, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Williams Cottage 19 Marine Parade, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Tim Wilson Gallery 27 Edinburgh Drive, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Gallery Oceanic 43b Beach Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- The Dreamery 24 Camp Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Bound Books & Records 1B/3 Church Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Central Art Gallery Queenstown-Julia Milley 71 Beach Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Milford Galleries Queenstown 58 Gorge Road, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Artbay Gallery 13 Marine Parade, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Flora Fauna 8 Church Street, Underground, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Romer Gallery 15 Earl Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Skyline Queenstown 53 Brecon Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Gilly's Point Fernhill, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- TSS Earnslaw Historic Slipway Kelvin Heights, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- One Mile Powerhouse Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- War Memorial Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Statue of William Rees 3 Marine Parade, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Four Square Queenstown Cnr Stanley &, Shotover Street, Queenstown 9348, New Zealand
- McKibbon’s of Royalburn 53 Robins Road, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Queenstown Market Beach Street, Earnslaw Park, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Yum Hub Queenstown 65 Shotover Street, central, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Hungry Owlss Fernhill Road, Sunshine Bay, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Stir Tea 4 Matakauri Place, Fernhill, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Skyline Queenstown 53 Brecon Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- The Boat Shed Cafe 847 Frankton Road, Frankton, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Patagonia Chocolates - Ice Creamery & Chocolaterie 2 Rees Street, Cnr of the Mall, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Yonder 14 Church Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- odd saint 1 Earl Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Marmolada Cafe 43 Camp Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Queenstown Mall Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- City Center Queenstown Eichardts Building, Level/1 Marine Parade, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- O'Connells Corner Camp and Beach Streets, Queenstown 9348, New Zealand
- Church Lane courtyard Level 1/11 Earl Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Truered 50 Beach Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- 北臉 40A Shotover Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
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