Rainy day ideas for kids in Cairns & Tropical North Queensland
64 places to go when it rains across the region: indoor play, museums, libraries, cinemas, bowling and more, nearest first from Cairns. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.
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Free · 31
Sensory-friendly · 5
Wheelchair access · 1
Everything on the map
Nearest first, from Cairns
Animals
Play
Over 30 minutes
from Cairns
Museums and history
Over 30 minutes
from Cairns
Over 1½ hours
from Cairns
Libraries, cinemas and theatres
Over 30 minutes
from Cairns
Over 1½ hours
from Cairns
Also in this region, more than 4 hours from Cairns
Georgetown (about 4 hr 45): Georgetown Library
Croydon (about 6 hr 45): Croydon Public Library
Coen (about 7 hr 30): Coen Library
Pormpuraaw (about 8 hr 30): Pormpuraaw Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Normanton (about 8 hr 45): Normanton Library
Karumba (about 9 hr): Karumba Library
Aurukun (about 10 hr): Aurukun Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Rocky Point (about 10 hr 45): Hibberd Library
Injinoo (about 13 hr): Injinoo Indigenous Knowledge Centre
New Mapoon (about 13 hr): New Mapoon Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Seisia (about 13 hr): Seisia Indigeneous Knowledge Centre
Keriri Island (about 13 hr 45): Hammond Island Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Thursday Island (no road: fly to Horn Island, then a short ferry): Green Hill Fort Museum, Torres Shire Municipal Library
Drive times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as a guide. Tap a card for the full page.
Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.