The Highway 21 Drive-In is open year-round in the city of Beaufort. Operating since 1978, this two-screen drive-in is just off the Spanish Moss Trail and near Marine Corps Air Station.
From left, Gudah Connor, 5, Kurt Myers, Debbie Myers, Eliana Connor, 7, and Mariam Connor, 10, eat burgers and fries before their movie at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Patrick Stacey and his wife Meighan Stacey eat pizza in the back of their truck while their daughter Lily Stacey, 5, takes a nap before the movie at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. "We usually go to The Big Mo since we are from Aiken, but since we are vacationing near here we thought we would check out this one." Patrick Stacey said. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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"It's those family moments that are the things you remember growing up," Ella Rae said as she watches a movie from her air mattress with her son Jacob Muench and daughter Lark Rae in the back of the vehicle at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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A full line inside the concessions at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Chris Dorsey reaches for his ticket at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Alexis Russell takes money from vehicles in line at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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The Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Elijah Henderson, 8, leans over Ebony Smalls while watching a movie at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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April Dugger, 5, eats a handful of popcorn while in line at the concessions at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019, in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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From left, Gudah Connor, 5, Kurt Myers, Debbie Myers, Eliana Connor, 7, and Mariam Connor, 10, eat burgers and fries before their movie at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Patrick Stacey and his wife Meighan Stacey eat pizza in the back of their truck while their daughter Lily Stacey, 5, takes a nap before the movie at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. "We usually go to The Big Mo since we are from Aiken, but since we are vacationing near here we thought we would check out this one." Patrick Stacey said. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Kids play on the swings at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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A full field of parked vehicles are seen at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Bill Russell work the projection room at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Families sit outside of their vehicles in lawn chairs at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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Two movie projections are seen at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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The Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
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"It's those family moments that are the things you remember growing up," Ella Rae said as she watches a movie from her air mattress with her son Jacob Muench and daughter Lark Rae in the back of the vehicle at the Highway 21 Drive-In on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Beaufort. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff
- By Andrew Whitaker awhitaker@postandcourier.com
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South Carolina has three drive-in movie theaters about an hour outside of the major cities in the state. They include the Highway 21 Drive-In in Beaufort, the Big Mo in Monetta and the 25 Drive-In Auto Theatre in Greenwood.