Tacoma and Pierce County
Washington State History Museum
Snohimish County
The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour
Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ten Things to do on a Rainy Day in Vancouver
- Have a brolly custom-made at The Umbrella Shop (1106 West Broadway.) Ask Glen Flader for a tour of the workroom and see the Singer sewing machines his grandfather used when he started the business 65 years ago.
- Enter the realm of the unexplored. Take an X-Tour to see where the actual scenes were shot for some of the 118 X-Files episodes filmed in Vancouver.
- Roll out your sleeping bag and overnight next to the beluga whales tank at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre.
- Visit the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park. The tropical heat and brilliant colors of the exotic plants are startling when contrasted with the gloomy weather outside the glass dome.
- Do lunch in a temperate rainforest at Lighthouse Park with wilderness guide and Culinary Olympics chef, Manfred Scholermann.
- Warm your insides with a tongue-tingling Jalapeno or Chile pepper-and-chocolate gelato from La Casa Gelato, the only retailer in the world with over 388 gelato flavours to choose from.
- Enjoy the tranquility of afternoon tea by the fire in the Bacchus Lounge of the Wedgewood Hotel; or the Fish House in Stanley Park
- Take a trek to the remote east-end dockside location of The Cannery Restaurant. Two fireplaces, one of the city’s best wine list and a baker’s dozen of honestly prepared, seafood choices make this a winner in inclement weather.
- Select some reading material from the 1.2 million books at the coliseum-like Library Square.
- Visit the Vancouver Art Gallery’s permanent collection representing the most comprehensive resource for visual culture in British Columbia.
Compliments of Tourism Vancouver
Rainy Day New York
A Shot in the Rain: New York City
Anne LaTarte and Stephanie Gunther shelter themselves from a sudden shower on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Photo by Kayte Deioma
A Rainy Day in ….New York City
My nieces, Becca (9) and Sarah (7), wanted to visit American Girl Place in New York, so being the accommodating aunt that I am, I organized a trip to take them to the big city. Their mother, my sister Ellie, and their big brother Derick (16), also came along, so we tried to fit in activities that would appeal to all ages.
New York City is the number one most visited city in the United States. Some of its most famous landmarks, like the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and Central Park are great activities for a clear day. However, if the
temperatures are above freezing, you could encounter a rain at any time of the year, and escaping the winter cold and summer heat, are equally good reasons for planning some indoor activities.
There are certainly plenty of options for staying out of the weather, from world class museums and monuments to amazing shopping, scintillating nightlife and, of course, the most famous live theatre district in the world.
To develop your contingency plan to escape indoors in New York, come along with us on a virtual visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the NBC Studio Tour, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, nights out on and off Broadway, and of course, American Girl Place.
NYC Features:
A Taste of Art: A Bite-Size Visit to the Met
For more rainy day New York alternatives, check out the New York Rainy Day Links page.