There is nothing more wonderful than a rainy day and you can sit and read a book in a cozy space with dim yellow lights and the faint smell of coffee around. And Books & Books is the best choice. Books & Books was founded over 40 years. It is a nonprofit, independent bookstore and a community center for readers and writers.

Like heaven for book-lovers, Books & Books is a superb, well-stocked store with bestsellers, small publishers, gorgeous coffee table gifts, and reliably excellent staff recommendations. The Gables location is the one to pick for a rainy day reading session. Its cozy areas include a room for antiquarian rarities and another for kids’ books. There’s also a tasty café and regular author readings and signings. Books & Books is always full of author events, so before you get there you can check it out on the website, maybe you will meet your favorite author!

• Address: 265 Aragon Aven, Coral Gables, Miami
• Website: https://www.booksandbooks.com/
• Contact: 305-442-4408
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: Mon–Thu, Sun (9 AM – 11 PM); Fri, Sat 9 AM - Midnight
• Price: Free

Superblue is a place that is vocative, impactful and audacious. Superblue supports the world’s most innovative artists to bring you experiences that are as meaningful as they are transcendent. These artists push the boundaries of what art can be - delivering powerful experiences meant to be shared. The power of art is needed now more than ever. That’s why Superblue's mission is to amplify artists’ voices on issues that matter to all.

This massive 50,000-square-foot space in Allapattah is dedicated to the production of experiential mediums - and it’s pretty incredible. Its inaugural program, titled "Every Wall Is a Door," features a new immersive environment by stage designer Es Devlin, a transcendent digital experience by Japanese art collective teamLab, and an extrasensory light-based work by American artist James Turrell. Plus, Blue Rider café at Superblue Miami has been permanently transformed with a commissioned work by London-based multidisciplinary artist Yinka Ilori. What could be better than exploring these vibrant works of art on a rainy day?

• Address: 1101 NW 23rd St, Miami, 33127
• Website: https://www.superblue.com/
  
• Contact: social@superblue.com
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: Sun-Wed 10 AM – 7 PM; Thu-Sat 10 AM – 8 PM
• Price: $32.00–$42.00
  

Housed in the ultra chic new Brickell City Centre, CMX Cinema promises a "VIP cinema experience" and is among the best things to do on a rainy day in MIami. It ain’t easy to beat Netflix and chill these days. But CMX gives you plenty of reason to leave the house with its full bar and tasty food, plus super comfortable plush recliners. CMX provides state-of-the-art technology and luxurious reclining leather seats, that can be enjoyed through different types of experiences including CMX CinéBistro, the luxury dine-in theatre concept with in-seat service featuring modern, rustic New-American cuisine from classically trained chefs, CMX Market Cinemas, a gourmet grab-and-go culinary and movie experience, and CMX Cinemas, the upgraded traditional theater with classic concessions. Select CMX theatres also feature CMX Stone Sports Bar, making CMX the preferred entertainment destination.

If you’d rather support a local business, catch a limited-run flick at the indie theater Cinema Miami Beach, or pop over to Coral Gables Art Cinema for the latest Almodóvar release. CMX Cinema is not your typical neighborhood popcorn and liquid butter movie theater. CMX offers local beers, cocktails, and dishes like popcorn shrimp ($11.00) and the special king crab roll ($18.00).

• Address: 701 S Miami Ave, Miami
• Website: https://www.cmxcinemas.com/
• Contact: 786-482-2097
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: 9 AM - 11 PM
• Price: $20.00

The Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, which was temporarily housed inside the Moore Building since opening in 2014, debuted its extraordinary new museum in December 2017. ICA Miami is dedicated to promoting continuous experimentation in contemporary art, advancing new scholarship, and fostering the exchange of art and ideas throughout the Miami region and internationally. Through an energetic calendar of exhibitions and programs and its collection, ICA Miami provides an important international platform for the work of local, emerging, and under-recognized artists, and advances the public appreciation and understanding of the most innovative art of the time.

Known for breaking fresh talent and giving primary museum exposure to under-recognized artists, ICA Miami presents contemporary works and site-specific installations across six galleries and a 15,000-square-foot sculpture garden. Exhibits have shown work from big names like Judy Chicago as well as important local artists. Museums and rainy days are a natural fit. Plus, the insane Museum Garage (itself a piece of art) is right across the street, so you won’t have to walk in the rain, and admission to this museum is free.

• Address: 61 NE 41st St, Miami, 33137
• Website: https://icamiami.org/
• Contact: 305-901-5272
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4/5
• Opening Hours: 11 AM - 6 PM
• Price: Admission free

One of the best things to do on a rainy day in Miami that you should try is walking around Aventura Mall. Miami’s best all-rounder, Aventura Mall continues to challenge the definition of a retail center with a growing list of stores, top restaurants, art installations, and pop-up experiences. With indoor and covered outdoor areas, Aventura Mall is a place to spend a rainy afternoon. It boasts more than 300 stores, ranging from luxury boutiques like Givenchy and Gucci to tech favorites, like its massive Apple flagship, to fashion mainstays, including Zara, Anthropologie, and Coach. The food rivals the shopping at Aventura, with more than 40 places to eat, plus a recurring indoor farmers’ market on the weekends stocked with all kinds of small makers and vendors.

Guests of all ages can spend an entire day experiencing Aventura Mall’s ideal blend of culture, style, and taste. Indulge in a variety of global cuisines while dining in the lush outdoor courtyard, take a mindful moment at the Gorillas in the Mist fountain and Koi Pond, engage a child’s imagination at Rainbow Valley Playground, challenge friends to rooftop games, discover handmade gifts and international delicacies at the weekend Aventura Farmers Market, and let your furry friends frolic in a park made just for them. There’s no shortage of unique, immersive, and interactive experiences.

• Address: 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
• Website: https://aventuramall.com/
• Contact: 305-935-1110
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: Mon–Fri (11 AM – 9 PM); Sat (10 AM – 9 PM); Sun (noon – 8 PM)
• Price: Free

Miami’s favorite record store, Sweat is a local treasure. Sweat Records opened in 2005 to cater to Miami’s massive audience of music lovers, as well as visitors to the tropical metropolis. It is located next door to the divey music hangout Churchill’s Pub and is home to an eclectic mix of vinyl that keeps both hardcore music lovers and casual crate diggers coming back again and again. Expect assorted indie, electronic, local gems, underground and undiscovered kitsch, available in cassette, CD, or LP. The shop also hosts Miami’s Classic Album Sundays, movie screenings, community meetings, and a pretty epic block party for Record Store Day each year.

Today Sweat Records is a local institution as well-known for its regular schedule of all ages in-store events as it is. Aside from the intrinsic awesomeness of supporting your local record store, Sweat has a fantastic selection and great atmosphere. Over the years, Sweat has maintained a reputation as ground zero for Miami vinyl buffs and music lovers of all stripes. Other local record shops include Technique, Found Sound, and Lucky Records.

• Address: 5505 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, 33137
• Website: https://sweatrecordsmiami.com/
• Contact: 786-693-9309
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4/5
• Opening Hours: Mon-Sat (noon – 10 PM); Sun (noon – 5 PM)
• Price: Free

The indoor trampoline park has been a popular concept for years now - mostly because it’s the realization of every childhood fantasy wrapped into one. Sky Zone is the world's first indoor trampoline park and is one of the best things to do on a rainy day in Miami. They're the inventors of "fun fitness" and the makers of trampolines as far as the eye can see. Sky Zone gives you one of the greatest workouts ever, combined with Awesome, Healthy Fun.

Sky Zone’s Miami locations offer exciting activities for the whole family! Enjoy Open Jump, dive into Foam Zone, dunk like a pro on SkySlam, play Ultimate Dodgeball, or join a SkyRobics fitness class. Besides, Sky Zone has a location in Doral offering fitness classes, dodgeball, SkySlam basketball, and a free-for-all open jump. The locations are also the perfect venue to host birthday parties, group outings, and corporate events. Tickets range from $15 (60 minutes) to $22 (120 minutes). Visit Sky Zone and take part in the ultimate 3-D play experience!

• Address: 5450 NW 82nd Ave, Doral, 33166
• Website: https://www.skyzone.com/multi/miami
• Contact: (305) 640-5424
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4/5
• Opening Hours: Mon-Thu (noon – 10 PM); Friday (noon - midnight); Sat (10 AM – midnight); Sun (10 AM – 10 PM)
• Price: $15.00

There’s something comforting about being curled up in your mom’s kitchen during a thunderstorm, pigging out on ice cream. Vicky's House is a complete recreation of Matt's mother's house circa 1986. Since Vicky never threw anything away, Matt was able to duplicate it using the same cabinets, chandeliers, yellow flower wallpaper, and linoleum floor mirror in the Kush matriarch’s design aesthetic, with an original 1980s oven standing in as storage for the bar’s glassware. An original Galaga arcade cabinet sits in the wood-paneled family room, while an adjacent washing machine stocks frosty cans of PBR. In the bathroom, guests will find Kush’s original bedroom dresser and the toys he played with as a child.

A small milkshake counter located within the delicious burger joint LoKal, the kitchen’s concoctions are monuments to sugar-fueled indulgence. Vicky’s House is not only a milkshake bar, but it’s also a craft beer store where you can find the best local and national craft beer varietals doing the most cutting-edge brewing, arguably in the world. Whether you are enjoying a cold beer in the Vicky’s House living room or taking it home to enjoy on your own, Vicky’s House Beer Store provides a tasting room experience like no other.

• Address: https://aventuramall.com/
• Website: https://kushhospitality.com/locations/vickys-house/
• Contact: +1 305-442-3377
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: Mon–Fri (6 – 10 PM); Sat–Sun (noon – 10 PM)
• Price: $10.00

Bowling is a heck of rainy day activity, and Kings - a big, funky bowling alley in Doral - is probably the most impressive facility Miami has. Located in the sprawling new CityPlace Doral, Kings Bowl is what would happen if you gave your classic neighborhood alley a couple of cocktails. Kings Bowl boasts a talented and motivated team. And they provide premier social gaming and entertainment. You will be experienced in a fun, clean, and safe environment. You will also be created an unmatched dining experience with the highest quality food and beverage.

Alongside the venue’s 14 lanes, guests can enjoy private room karaoke, a rum lounge, shuffleboard, pool, and a food menu with dishes like avocado toast ($7.99) and a spicy chicken pad Thai ($14.99) alongside bowling classics such as wings and burgers. If you want more privacy, book the private King Pin room and enjoy four lanes to yourself.

• Address: 3450 NW 83rd Ave, Miami, 33122
• Website: https://www.kings-de.com/
• Contact: 844-494-9400
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: 3 PM - 2 AM
• Price: $20.00

Among the best things to do on a rainy day in Miami is perhaps Brickell City Centre. Downtown Miami’s first shopping mall is as architecturally impressive as it is massive, boasting 107,000. The multi-level retail complex is filled with big-box stores, brands new to the U.S. like Italian label Boglioli, a slew of restaurants, and a luxury dine-in movie theater. Spanning more than four blocks in the Brickell neighborhood of downtown Miami, Brickell City Centre is easily accessible by car, foot, or via public transportation. It features an underground garage that offers two hours of free parking for guests and a designated Uber drop-off location. Plus, it's less than two blocks from the Brickell Metrorail station and adjacent to bus and trolley stops.

In addition to retail, Brickell City Centre boasts an impressive roster of restaurants helmed by some of Miami's top culinary talents. Pubbelly Sushi has its first mainland restaurant on the mall's top floor, Tacology - an offshoot of Mexican restaurant Cantina La Veinte. You'll find high-end department store Saks Fifth Avenue and a spacious Intermix boutique as well as Victoria's Secret store and Bath and Body Works. Italian perfumery Acqua di Parma has a store here, as does Apple, Sephora, All Saints, and Adolfo Dominguez, just to name a few. Brickell City Centre has more than four floors of retail spaces selling clothes, shoes, accessories, home goods, and more.

• Address: 701 S Miami Ave, Miami
• Website: https://www.brickellcitycentre.com/
• Contact: 786-292-2531
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: Mon-Sat (10 AM – 9:30 PM); Sun (noon – 7:30 PM)
• Price: Free

You made the trip to Wynwood to see the street art and a little rain shouldn’t stand in the way of that. So head indoors to the Museum of Graffiti, a small but soulful institution. When street artists began leaving their mark on walls and subways half a century ago, the most notoriety they could hope for was a long arrest record. The Museum of Graffiti tracks the history of tagging, from its genesis in 1970s New York to its ascendance as a respected global art form. Dreamed up by Alan Ket, an artist who has spent 25 years as a graffiti historian, and Miami attorney Allison Freidin, the institution features a permanent collection of iconic taggers’ indelible work.

The Museum experience includes an indoor exhibition space, eleven exterior murals, a fine art gallery, and a world-class gift shop stocked with limited edition merchandise and exclusive items from the world’s most talented graffiti artists. Now, in the Museum of Graffiti, you will be taking part in graffiti workshops where ponchos and gloves are provided and guests are encouraged to get dirty.

• Address: 276 NW 26th St, Miami, 33127
• Website: https://museumofgraffiti.com/
• Contact: 786-580-4678
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: Mon–Fri (11 AM – 6 PM); Sat, Sun (11 AM – 7 PM)
• Price: Adult $16.00; Student $12.00; Children under 13 free

Tank Brewing’s 25,000-square-foot warehouse has 16 taps of liquid gold. About a half-hour drive west from downtown (with light traffic), Tank is another brewery that proves you don’t need to be in the heart of a trendy neighborhood to find success in Miami. Its location near the airport makes it a convenient stop for a layover too. It pairs nicely with something from the cigar selection next door.

Tank’s sprawling taproom is all indoors and filled with plenty of games, making it a great space to pass the time during a storm. With long rows of communal seating and couches on which to kick back, the vibe is at once industrial and homey, an accurate reflection of the Doral neighborhood it calls home. Other fun local breweries with large indoor taprooms include Unbranded in the Leah Arts District and Funky Buddha in Oakland Park. Check out the brewery to meet the team, learn about the process and enjoy a tasting of the liquid innovation. Take a trip to the tasting room.

• Address: 5100 NW 72nd Ave; Miami; 33166
• Website: https://thetankbrewing.com/
• Contact: 786-801-1554
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: Mon–Thu (4 - 11 PM); Fri (4 PM - Midnight); Sat (Noon -1 AM); Sun (Noon-10 PM)
• Price: $20.00

iFLY is an indoor flight chamber that blasts you into the air and simulates the feeling of free-falling. You’ll have an instructor by your side and the whole experience, including the pre-flight training, will last just under two hours. It’s a really cool and totally out-of-the-ordinary way to turn a crappy day into an amazing, adrenaline-packed one. Flight packages start at $69.95 and go up depending on how many flights you want.

Gear up and experience the sensation of flying in the state-of-the-art vertical wind tunnels. Students learn key science and technology principles, and then defy gravity by actually flying! Give your guests the chance to fly at a memorable birthday party for kids, teens, or adults. Soar to new heights for a team-building activity, holiday party, or private corporate event. iFLY makes the dream of flight a reality with indoor skydiving in a safe and fun environment!

• Address: 11690 W State Rd 84; Miami; 33325
• Website: https://www.iflyworld.com/
• Contact: 954-280-4359
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4.5/5
• Opening Hours: Mon–Thu (10 AM – 8:30 PM); Fri (10 AM – 9:30 PM); Sat (9 AM – 9:30 PM); Sun (9 AM – 8:30 PM)
• Price: $70.00

The Rubells created their collection by looking at art, talking with artists, and trusting their instincts. They started collecting 54 years ago, amassing a widespread array of nearly 7,200 works by more than 1,000 artists. Since the beginning, the Rubells have focused on finding artists early in their careers and those who have been overlooked. They were among the first to acquire work by renowned contemporary artists, supporting them at a critical moment in their careers, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cecily Brown, Keith Haring, Rashid Johnson, Hayv Kahraman, Jeff Koons, William Kentridge, Yoshitomo Nara, Cindy Sherman, and Mickalene Thomas, among others.

The Rubell Museum's a former warehouse the couple turned into a sprawling exhibition space after outgrowing their Wynwood gallery of more than 26 years. With 53,000 square feet to play with, the Rubells have room to exhibit as well as engage the community via school partnerships and curatorial training programs. Once you’re tired of browsing, head to the museum’s splashy Basque restaurant, Leku for an equally arty spread.

• Address: 1100 NW 23 ST, Miami, 33127
• Website: https://rubellmuseum.org/
• Contact: 305-573-6090
• TripAdvisor Rating: 4/5
• Opening Hours: Sun, Wed, Thu (11:30 AM – 5:30 PM); Fri, Sat: (11:30 AM – 7:30 PM)
  
• Price: $10.00