Las Vegas, Nevada: A Blast From the Past With Outdoor Movies at the Las Vegas Drive-In

The West Wind Las Vegas 5 Drive-In at 4150 W. Carey Ave. in North Las Vegas has been open since 1966 — and the experience still feels like stepping back a few decades. The concession stand has the same unhurried rhythm as the drive-ins of the 1970s. The main modern difference is sound: no metal window speakers; you tune the car radio to the soundtrack station instead.

Drive-ins are rare enough today that finding a working one still feels like a small discovery. The West Wind offers multiple screens and the kind of evening — blankets, pillows, popcorn loaded into the back seat — that was once a staple of American summers. For Las Vegas families, it fills that role reliably.