What to do in Strasbourg when it rains
Strasbourg keeps the rain at bay with its museums and galleries, its covered markets and its cafés — everything you need for an indoor day out.
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.
- Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 1 Pl. Hans-Jean-Arp, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Le Vaisseau 1 Bis Rue Philippe Dollinger, 67100 Strasbourg, France
- Alsatian Museum 23-25 Quai Saint-Nicolas, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Historical Museum of the City of Strasbourg 2 Rue du Vieux-Marché-aux-Poissons, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Tomi Ungerer Museum-International Illustration Centre 2 Av. de la Marseillaise, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Strasbourg Museum of Fine Arts 2 Pl. du Château, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Brasserie WOW 32-34 Rue du Jeu-des-Enfants, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- IRIS PHOTO.ART Strasbourg 45 Grand'Rue, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Apollonia - Échanges Artistiques Européens 23 Rue Boecklin, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- L'Oiseau Rare 23 Quai des Bateliers, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Stimultania 33 Rue Kageneck, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- La Chaufferie–HEAR 5 Rue de la Manufacture des Tabacs, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Place Kléber Pl. Kléber, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Barrage Vauban Pl. du Qur Blanc, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Quartier de La Petite France 6 Rue des Moulins, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Palais Rohan 2 Pl. du Château, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Palais du Rhin 2 Pl. de la République, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Place Gutenberg 67000 Strasbourg, France
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- E.Leclerc SCHILTIGHEIM 90 Rte du Général de Gaulle, 67300 Schiltigheim, France
- E.Leclerc STRASBOURG centre commercial Rivetoile, 1-3 Av. du Rhin Cs 70101, 67100 Strasbourg, France
- Carrefour Express 7 Rue du Parchemin, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Intermarché SUPER Oberhausbergen 256 Rte de Mittelhausbergen, 67205 Oberhausbergen, France
- Grand Frais Strasbourg Hautepierre 46 Rue Jean Giraudoux, 67200 Strasbourg, France
- Carrefour City 19 Rue du 22 Novembre, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- L'Atelier 116 116 Grand'Rue, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Oh my Goodness café 13 Rue de la 1ère Armée, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Café Bretelles - Petite France 36 Rue du Bain-aux-Plantes, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Hôtel ClapClap Strasbourg 24-26 Rue du Faubourg-National, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Abattoir Café 1 Quai Charles Altorffer, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Cafés du Monde - Grand Rue (Specialty Coffee) 116 Grand'Rue, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Place des Halles 24 Pl. des Halles, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Centre Commercial Rivetoile 3 Pl. Dauphine Rivetoile, 67100 Strasbourg, France
- Auchan 24 Pl. des Halles, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- L'Aubette Shopping 31 Pl. Kléber, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- NORMA 27 Rue des Frères, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Aushopping Strasbourg 1 Pl. André Maurois, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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