What to do in Yangon when it rains
The weather needn't spoil Yangon. Its galleries, museums and indoor markets are at their best on a grey day, with cafés on every corner.
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.
- National Museum of Myanmar 66 Pyay Rd, Yangon 11191, Myanmar (Burma)
- Bogyoke Aung San Museum 25 Bogyoke Museum St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- U Thant House No.31, Panwa Lane (enter from, Inya Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Shwedagon Buddha Museum Q4XX+G83, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Anawrahta Art Gallery 23rd Ward, No.50 Thit Yar Pin St, Thingangyun 11072, Myanmar (Burma)
- Good Mood Gallery 136 Sule Pagoda Rd, Yangon 11182, Myanmar (Burma)
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Myanmar Ahla Gallery No.36 , Mahabandula Park st (Lower Block, Corner of ဘဏ်လမ်း, ရန်ကုန် 11182, Myanmar (Burma)
- GALLERY 65 No.65 Yaw Min Gyi St, Yangon 11191, Myanmar (Burma)
- Pansodan Gallery First floor 286, Pansodan Street, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- OK Art Gallery Q5M6+W28, Gyo Phyu St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Pansodan Scene Gallery Q5F6+QPX, Pansodan Street, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Attributive Gallery (နာမဝိသေသနပြခန်း) no.7/8 Myanmar Sri Lanka Rama Monastery St, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- The Secretariat Yangon Thein Phyu Road, Middle Block, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Karaweik Palace Kandawgyi Lake Compound, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township Yangon Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township Yangon, Yangon 11221, Myanmar (Burma)
- Yay Kyaw Road Q5JC+6J9, Yegyaw Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Shwedagon Pagoda Eastern Stairway Q5X2+GJ5, AshaeBet SaungTan, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Hon. Lim Chin Tsong's OBE Palace R5C3+J3H, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Bogyoke Statue Q5X7+VPW, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Yuzana Plaza L-10.Third, Yuzana Plaza, ဗညားဒလလမ်း, ရန်ကုန်, Myanmar (Burma)
- Theingyi Market Q5F3+W92, Kon Zay Dan Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- ကျောက်မြောင်းစျေး Banyardala Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Bogyoke Aung San Market 11143 Bo Gyoke Aung San Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Mingalar Market Banyardala Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- တာမွေအခွန်လွတ်ဈေး R57G+W2G, Unnamed Road, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Yuzana Plaza L-10.Third, Yuzana Plaza, ဗညားဒလလမ်း, ရန်ကုန်, Myanmar (Burma)
- Shwe Pu Zun Cafeteria & Bakery House No.14/A Min Nandar Rd, Yangon 11241, Myanmar (Burma)
- RAW Coffee Lounge 316 U Wisara Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- The District Coffee Lounge 6B Thukawaddy Road, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- BARICA coffee @ Golden Valley R48X+6RW, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- What's Up Cafe Yangon R5G7+GJ3, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Myanmar Plaza 192 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yangon 11201, Myanmar (Burma)
- Junction City Bo Gyoke Aung San Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Yuzana Plaza L-10.Third, Yuzana Plaza, ဗညားဒလလမ်း, ရန်ကုန်, Myanmar (Burma)
- Junction Square Ward 7, Beteen Pyay Road and Kyun Taw Rod, Karmaryut Tsp Near Seik Pyo Yay Bus Stop, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Times City Yangon No.37, Between Hantharwaddy and Kyun Taw Rd, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
- Yankin Centre Sayar San Rd, Yangon 11081, Myanmar (Burma)
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