What to do in Tainan when it rains
Rainy days suit Tainan: trade the streets for its galleries and museums, a sheltered market, and a café where you can watch the weather go by.
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.
- Tainan Art Museum No. 37號, Nanmen Rd, Yonghua Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- Navy Destroyer Deyang Ship Park No. 115號, Anyi Rd, 安平區 Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
- Black Bridge Sausage Museum No. 2號, Xinzhong Rd, Zhangnan Village, South District, Tainan City, Taiwan 702
- National Museum of Taiwan Literature No. 1號, Tangdezhang Boulevard, Yonghua Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- Tainan Judicial Museum No. 307號, Section 1, Fuqian Rd, Nanmen Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- 仰角舶物 民權店 No. 78號, Section 2, Minquan Rd, Chihkan Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Error22（鼴鼠） 700, Taiwan, Tainan City, West Central District, Yonghua Village, Kaishan Rd, 11號2樓
- Absolute Art Space No. 11號, Lane 205, Section 1, Minsheng Rd, Nanmei Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- Sixpence Gallery No. 83號, Dade St, Nanchang Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- 態度畫廊Attitude Gallery No. 131號, Fuzhong St, Yonghua Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- 不不 Tainan No. 18, Lane 61, Zhengxing St, Qiancao Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- 索卡藝術．台南 Soka Art．Tainan 446號, Qingping Rd, Huaping Village, Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Anping Old Street Yanping St, Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
- Shennong Street 700, Taiwan, Tainan City, West Central District, 神農街
- Hayashi Department Store No. 63號, Section 2, Zhongyi Rd, Nanmei Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- Anping Fort No. 82, Guosheng Rd, Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
- Tainan Confucius Temple No. 2號, Nanmen Rd, Yonghua Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- Tainan Grand Mazu Temple No. 18, Lane 227, Section 2, Yongfu Rd, Chihkan Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Tainan Garden Night Market No. 533號, Section 3, Hai'an Rd, Chengde Village, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 704
- Wusheng Night Market Lane 69, Wusheng Rd, Guangxian Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- Dadong Night Market No. 276號, Section 1, Linsen Rd, Deguang Village, East District, Tainan City, Taiwan 701
- Asakusa Shopping Centre 700, Taiwan, Tainan City, West Central District, Section 2, Ximen Rd, 與號正興街交界
- YongLe Market No. 123號, Section 3, Guohua St, Wutiaogang Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- Xiao Bei Guanguang Night Market No. 101號, Section 4, Ximen Road, Chengde Village, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 704
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- ZAOKA No. 68號, Junwei St, Wutiaogang Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- here Kyoto 台南丨開山・清水 No. 21號, Lane 3, Kaishan Rd, Yonghua Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- Tainan Cultural and Creative Park 701, Taiwan, Tainan City, East District, Chengda Village, 北門路二段16號
- Golden Tulip Glory Fine Hotel Tainan No. 50號, Section 3, Hai'an Rd, Liren Village, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 70458
- 烏木Wumu甜點(無提供切片蛋糕預留及訂位) No. 132號, Qingzhong St, Junwang Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- THENN LEH 700, Taiwan, Tainan City, West Central District, Yonghua Village, Lane 122, Section 1, Fuqian Rd, 125號1樓
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Eslite Spectrum Tainan No. 76號, Section 1, Zhonghua W Rd, Guozhai Village, South District, Tainan City, Taiwan 702
- Guohua Youai Shopping District No. 159-155, Section 2, Guohua St, Fuqian Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- 西門淺草公有零售市場 淺草新天地 No. 26號, Section 3, Guohua St, Qiancao Village, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700
- 魚中魚貓狗大賣場寵物店 No. 55號, Section 2, Zhonghua W Rd, Wenping Village, Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
- Focus 164 巷 號, No. 1中山路城隍里中西區臺南市 Taiwan 700
- 大全聯 台南店 No. 294號, Section 2, Lin'an Rd, Heshun Village, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 704
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