What to do in Rostock when it rains
When Rostock turns grey, head for the indoors — centuries of history in its museums, art to lose an hour in, and markets and cafés out of the rain.
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.
- Rostock Art Gallery Hamburger Str. 40, 18069 Rostock, Germany
- Culture Museum Rostock Klosterhof 7, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Icebreaker Stephan Jantzen Warnowufer 65, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Dokumentations- und Gedenkstätte ehemalige Stasi-Untersuchungshaftanstalt Rostock Grüner Weg 5, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Darwineum Rostock Gartenstadt, 18059 Rostock-Ortsamt 5, Germany
- Polarium Unnamed Road, 18059 Rostock, Germany
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Maya Galerie & Café ®️ Wismarsche Str. 21, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Kunstverein zu Rostock e.V. - Galerie Amberg 13, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Produzentengalerie Artquarium Barnstorfer Weg 36, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Atelier Studio 36 Barnstorfer Weg 36, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Hot Rod Fun Rostock by CCF Coast-Cruising & Fun GmbH Molkenstraße 7, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- GOLDWERK GALERIE Klosterhof 5, 18055 Rostock, Germany
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Rostock Altstadt Rungestraße 79-78, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Stone gate Nördliche Altstadt, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- New market Neuer Markt, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Kröpeliner Gate Kröpeliner Str. 49A, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Sankt-Petri-Kirche Alter Markt 1, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Brunnen der Lebensfreude Kröpeliner Str. 8-10, 18055 Rostock, Germany
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- New market Neuer Markt, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Netto Friedrichstraße 22, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Netto - Günstig. Besser. Für dich. Flaßkoppweg 3, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Netto - Günstig. Besser. Für dich. Ziolkowskistraße 1, 18059 Rostock-Ortsamt 7, Germany
- Netto - Günstig. Besser. Für dich. Johannes-Kepler-Straße 28a, 18069 Rostock-Ortsamt 5, Germany
- Netto - Günstig. Besser. Für dich. Brahestraße 44, 18059 Rostock-Ortsamt 7, Germany
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Grönfingers - Rostock Garden Specialists Alt Bartelsdorfer Str. 18, 18146 Rostock, Germany
- GERDA und das GLÜCK ️Specialty Coffee Fritz-Reuter-Straße 53, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Cafe Central Rostock Leonhardstraße 22, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- 45 Grad - Bouldering Gym Rostock Am Kayenmühlengraben 2, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Kaffee Bar am Dobi by Baltic Brothers Coffee Wismarsche Str. 3, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- JET Tankstelle Werftstraße 45, 18057 Rostock, Germany
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Hanse Outlet Am Handelspark 3, 18184 Broderstorf-Neu Roggentin, Germany
- Kröpeliner Tor Center Rostock Kröpeliner Str. 54, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Südstadt Center Nobelstraße 50-55, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Rostocker Hof Rungestraße 18, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Neptun Shopping Center Werftstraße 50, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Galerie Rostocker Hof Kröpeliner Str. 26-28, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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