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Wright Brothers National Memorial Park

27948 Kill Devil Hills, NC, United States of America (USA) (North Carolina)
Address mile post 7.5 on U.S. Highway 158
 
 
Floor area only roughly guessed: 4 500 m² / 48 438 ft²  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Air and Space (aviation, spaceflight etc.)
  • Model Aircraft and Aviation

Opening times
 daily: 9am - 5pm; closed December 25

Admission
Status from 12/2018
 16 years of age and over: $10.00
Contact
eMail:www.nps.gov/contacts.htm   
Homepage
to Location / Directions
www.nps.gov/wrbr/planyourvisit/directions.htm
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Location / Directions
N36.020646° W75.667445°N36°1.23876' W75°40.04670'N36°1'14.3256" W75°40'2.8020"
From the North - Follow I-95 South to Richmond, Va. Take I-64 East toward Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Va. Take I-64 or I-664 to Chesapeake, Va. From I-64, take Exit 291B to Route 168, the Chesapeake Expressway.* Once in North Carolina, Route 168 turns into U.S. 158 East. Follow U.S. 158 through Kitty Hawk to Kill Devil Hills, N.C. *Chesapeake Expressway is a toll road which costs $2.00 each way.

From the West - Via I-95 into North Carolina. Take U.S. 64 East toward Rocky Mount. Follow U.S. 64 east through Williamston and Plymouth. From Plymouth, continue east to Nags Head and the junction of U.S. 158 through Nags Head to Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

From the South - Coming from South Carolina, take I-95 to Wilson, N.C. Take US-264 East through Greenville and Washington. From Washington, take State Route 30 to Plymouth, and follow U.S. 64 east to Nags Head. Continue on U.S. 158 through Nags Head to Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

First Flight Airstrip located at the Memorial is available for air travelers. Use is limited to daylight hours
Description

Wright Brothers National Memorial commemorates two ingenious brothers from Dayton, OH who, in 1900, choose the sparsely populated area known as the Outer Banks to conduct a series of experiments that three years later resulted in the world’s first heavier than air, powered controlled flight. The story of these brothers embodies the American ideal of hard work overcoming all obstacles. Wilbur and Orville Wright were not just lucky bicycle mechanics but succeeded because of study and scientific experimentation. Their story is the realization of a dream that had existed for centuries; it is not simply about building the first plane but rather about how they scientifically solved the problem. It is a story about those who inspired and those who aided the brothers as well as the coastal area of North Carolina before, during and after the dream came to life.
 

Things to do:

Visit the Wright Brothers Visitor Center where the Wright brothers’ story is told through exhibits.

On display in the visitor center are:

* a full-scale reproduction of the 1902 glider,
* a full-scale reproduction of the 1903 flying machine,
* an engine block from the original 1903 Flyer, and
* a reproduction of the Wright's first wind tunnel.

Additional exhibits, movies and educational programs are available in the Centennial Pavilion.

Climb Big Kill Devil Hill for a breathtaking view of the area from sound to sea. Atop the Hill, stands the 60 ft. Pylon - the site where Wilbur and Orville conducted their glider experiments.

Stand on the same spot where the brothers made their first flights. A large granite boulder marks the spot where the first plane left the ground.

Visit the park via plane and land at the 3,000 ft. First Flight Airstrip. Spend a day visiting the place where flight started.
 

Places To Go

The Wright Brothers Visitor Center Exhibits and artifacts on the Wright brothers’ background and the development of their flying machines are on display. A replica of the 1903 Flyer as well as the Wright Brothers Bookstore operated by Eastern National are at the visitor center.

The Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine was established in 1966 by the First Flight Society, honors individuals and groups that have achieved significant firsts in the development of aviation.

The Centennial Pavilion Built in 2003, the pavilion exhibit hall houses exhibits dealing with the Outer Banks at the turn-of-the-century, the evolution of aviation, the challenges of flight, the development of the 2003 replica, and NASA-sponsored space exhibits as well as a Gift Shop. Children's programs, special events, and films are presented in the multi-purpose auditorium.

Living Quarters and Hangar A two minute stroll from the visitor center, the living quarters and hangar are reconstructed at the original locations. The living quarters is furnished with items similar to those that the Wrights used from 1900 to 1903 and the hangar replicates the building where the Wrights stored their 1903 Flyer.

Flight Line Located just west of the reconstructed camp buildings, a large granite boulder commemorates the take-off point for the first successful powered, controlled-flights by the Wright brothers. Four smaller stone markers chart the path of the flights.
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