What to do in Salt Lake City when it rains
When the rain sets in, Salt Lake City sends you happily indoors — world-class museums, galleries, covered markets and warm cafés to wait out the weather.
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.
- Temple Square 50 North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
- Clark Planetarium 110 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
- The Gateway 400 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
- Discovery Gateway Children's Museum 444 W 100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts 410 Campus Center Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
- Church History Museum 45 N W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 20 S W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
- Museum of Illusions - Salt Lake City 110 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
- Alchemy Coffee 390 E 1700 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84115, USA
- Salt & Honey Market 926 E 900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, USA
- Sugar Space 127 Jeremy St 840 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104, USA
- Urban Arts Gallery 116 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Temple Square 50 North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
- Utah State Capitol 350 N State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, USA
- Conference Center 60 North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
- Church Office Building - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
- Salt Lake City Tabernacle 50 N W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
- Church History Museum 45 N W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Trader Joe's 634 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA
- Trader Joe's 2160 S 700 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, USA
- Whole Foods Market 544 S 700 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA
- Smith's 455 E 500 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA
- WinCo Foods 2193 S Main St, South Salt Lake, UT 84115, USA
- Harmons Grocery - City Creek 135 E 100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Gourmandise 250 S 300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
- McDonald's 210 5th S, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, USA
- Loki Coffee - Salt Lake, Utah 325 E 900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
- Oasis Cafe 151 S 500 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA
- McDonald's 242 S 700 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA
- The Park Café 604 E 1300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, USA
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- City Creek Center 50 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
- The Gateway 400 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
- Trolley Square 602 E 500 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA
- Maven STAY 156 E 900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
- Skybridge, City Creek Mall Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
- Salt Palace 90 S W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
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