BBC TravelSep 3, 2026Six places in the US where you can sleep at a drive-inFrom retro 1950s properties to modern glamping sites, these places are reviving one of the US's most enduring pastimes – and offering travellers one last classic summer experience.9 things in this storyBest Western Movie ManorHotelmotel where guests can watch from bedThe Star Drive-In TheatreSightdrive-in theatre with rooms facing screensElsewhereFrontier Drive-InnHotelCenter, United Statesretro-inspired hotel with outdoor screenSutherlin/Umpqua Valley KOA HolidayPlaceSutherlin, United Statescampground on former drive-in siteCloverleaf Drive-InSightSutherlin, United Statesformer drive-in theatreHotel Caravana at Four Brothers Drive-InHotelAmenia, United Statesguests sleep in vintage trailersFour Brothers Drive-InSightAmenia, United Statesrevived drive-in theatre with mini-golfOfland EscalanteHotelEscalante, United Statesoccupies former drive-in siteTiger Drive-InSightTiger, United Statesdrive-in theatre with vintage campervan staysRead the full piece at BBC Travel →
