What to do in Zurich when it rains
A wet day in Zurich is no write-off: spend it among the museums and galleries, browse an indoor market, or linger over coffee somewhere cosy.
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.
- Kunsthaus Zürich Heimpl. 1/5, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss National Museum Museumstrasse 2, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- FIFA Museum Seestrasse 27, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland
- WOW Museum - Room for Illusions Werdmühlestrasse 10, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich Zähringerpl. 6, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Museum Rietberg Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- THE FLAG Zürich Baslerstrasse 100, 8048 Zürich, Switzerland
- Downtown Zurich Schoffelgasse 7, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Kunsthalle Zürich Limmatstrasse 270, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
- COIN COIN - Multifunctional Space // Specialty Coffee + Matcha | Wine Bar | Art "OFF"space | Co-Working | Events Ernst-Nobs-Platz 1, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland
- Photobastei 2.0 Sihlquai 125, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
- Löwenbräukunst Areal: Kunstzentrum Zürich Limmatstrasse 268, & 270, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Grossmünster Zwinglipl. 7, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Lindenhof Lindenhof, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- The Dolder Grand Kurhausstrasse 65, 8032 Zürich, Switzerland
- Hotel Europe Dufourstrasse 4, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
- Jules Verne Panoramabar Uraniastrasse 9, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Kulturhaus Helferei Kirchgasse 13, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- BRIDGE Eisgasse 20, Europaallee 22, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland
- Singing Christmas Tree Werdmühlepl., 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Markthalle IM VIADUKT Viaduktstrasse, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
- Flohmarkt Kanzleistrasse 56, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland
- Rosenhof-Markt Weingasse, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Frisk Fisk Niederdorfstrasse 31, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Babu's Löwenstrasse 1, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Grand Café Lochergut Badenerstrasse 230, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland
- Museum Rietberg Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland
- Restaurant Bahnhof Wiedikon Seebahnstrasse 33, 8003 Zürich, Switzerland
- blue Cinema Abaton Heinrichstrasse 269, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
- The Matcha Club Bärengasse 16, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Sihlcity Kalanderpl. 1, 8045 Zürich, Switzerland
- ShopVille - Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Museumstrasse 1, 8021 Zürich, Switzerland
- Einkaufszentrum Letzipark Baslerstrasse 50, 8048 Zürich, Switzerland
- Europaallee Europaallee, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland
- Brunaupark Giesshübelstrasse 65-69, 8045 Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss Shop 1291 Shopville Hall Bahnhofplatz, ShopVille Zürich HB, Untergeschoss 1, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
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