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Rainy-Day Travel: 12 Ideas That Don’t Feel Like a Backup Plan

John Brandon
Mar 2
1 min read

Bad weather can be the best excuse to slow down. Here are indoor (and cozy) ideas that still feel like travel.

Find a local bathhouse, sauna, or hot spring
Do a self-guided café crawl (one drink per neighborhood)
Visit a small museum you’d normally skip
Take a cooking class focused on one local staple
Browse a bookstore and buy one book by a local author

Pick 2–3 and commit—rainy days feel better with a plan.

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