# Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome

> Sun Pictures, opened in 1916, is one of the world's oldest open-air cinemas still showing films, in deckchairs under the stars.

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Sun Pictures, opened in 1916, is one of the world's oldest open-air cinemas still showing films, in deckchairs under the stars. It sits in Broome's old Chinatown, which preserves the pearling era's mix of Asian, Aboriginal and European communities.

- **Nearest town:** Broome, Western Australia
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** -17.9610, 122.2395

## Good to know

**Best time to go:** No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually May–September. Hot in October–April. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Featured in these trip guides

- [Port Hedland to Broome via Eighty Mile Beach](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-port-hedland-to-broome/)

## Nearby

- [Staircase to the Moon, Town Beach](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-staircase-to-the-moon-broome/) – 1 km
- [Cable Beach](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-cable-beach-broome/) – 4 km
- [Gantheaume Point](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-gantheaume-point/) – 7 km
- [Broome Bird Observatory](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-broome-bird-observatory/) – 12 km

## FAQs

### Where is Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome?

Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome is in Broome, Western Australia, at GPS -17.9610, 122.2395.

### Which road trips pass Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome?

Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome is a stop on these CampingSpirit trip guides: Port Hedland to Broome via Eighty Mile Beach.

### What is there to see near Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome?

Places worth a stop nearby: Staircase to the Moon, Town Beach (1 km), Cable Beach (4 km), Gantheaume Point (7 km) and Broome Bird Observatory (12 km).

### When is the best time to visit Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome?

No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually May–September. Hot in October–April. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)