What to do in Utrecht when it rains
Rainy days suit Utrecht: 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.
- Nijntje Museum Agnietenstraat 2, 3512 XB Utrecht, Netherlands
- The Railway Museum Maliebaanstation 16, 3581 XW Utrecht, Netherlands
- Dom Tower Domplein 9, 3512 JE Utrecht, Netherlands
- Centraal Museum Agnietenstraat 1, 3512 XA Utrecht, Netherlands
- Utrecht Botanic Gardens Budapestlaan 17, 3584 CD Utrecht, Netherlands
- Museum Speelklok Steenweg 6, 3511 JP Utrecht, Netherlands
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- NAR Nijverheidsweg 6, 3534 AM Utrecht, Netherlands
- De Nijverheid Kunstcentrum- Café - Expositie - Culturele Vrijhaven Nijverheidskade 15, 3534 AZ Utrecht, Netherlands
- IMPAKT - Centre for Media Culture Lange Nieuwstraat 4, 3512 PH Utrecht, Netherlands
- Catch Utrecht Oudkerkhof 33, 3512 GJ Utrecht, Netherlands
- Moving Gallery Mgr. van de Weteringstraat 69, 3581 ED Utrecht, Netherlands
- Kunstliefde Nobelstraat 12A, 3512 EN Utrecht, Netherlands
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Paushuize Kromme Nieuwegracht 49, 3512 HE Utrecht, Netherlands
- Old city wall of Utrecht Nobeldwarsstraat 20BIS, 3512 EX Utrecht, Netherlands
- the Water Tower Neckardreef 40, 3562 CP Utrecht, Netherlands
- Flora's garden Domplein 0, 3512 JC Utrecht, Netherlands
- Statue of Anne Frank Janskerkhof 30, 3512 BN Utrecht, Netherlands
- Fundatie van Renswoude Agnietenstraat 5, 3512 XA Utrecht, Netherlands
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Lapjesmarkt Breedstraat, 3512 AZ Utrecht, Netherlands
- Market Vredenburg Vredenburg, 3511 WH Utrecht, Netherlands
- Janskerkhof Bloemenmarkt 3512 BN Utrecht, Netherlands
- Olijfje Jan van Scorelstraat 81, 3583 CL Utrecht, Netherlands
- Bouwshop Utrecht Californiëdreef 19, 3565 BJ Utrecht, Netherlands
- Mastermate Utrecht - IJzerwaren, Gereedschappen, Hang- en Sluitwerk Mississippidreef 91, 3565 CE Utrecht, Netherlands
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- TivoliVredenburg Vredenburgkade 11, 3511 WC Utrecht, Netherlands
- Belgisch Biercafé Olivier Utrecht Achter Clarenburg 6a, 3511 JJ Utrecht, Netherlands
- The Ping Pong Club Concordiastraat 80, 3551 EM Utrecht, Netherlands
- Landhuis in de stad Park Oog in Al 1, 3533 HE Utrecht, Netherlands
- Tijm Donkere Gaard 5, 3511 KV Utrecht, Netherlands
- Paloma - Restaurant & Tapascafé Mariaplaats 11, 3511 LJ Utrecht, Netherlands
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Hoog Catharijne Godebaldkwartier 54, 3511 DX Utrecht, Netherlands
- Shoppingcenter Overvecht Seinedreef 40, 3562 KC Utrecht, Netherlands
- Leidsche Rijn Centrum Brusselplein, 3541 BG Utrecht, Netherlands
- Shopping Mall Nova Hammarskjöldhof, 3527 HD Utrecht, Netherlands
- Albert Heijn Godebaldkwartier 149, 3511 DP Utrecht, Netherlands
- Woonboulevard Utrecht 3526 AK Utrecht, Netherlands
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