Wright Brothers National Memorial

The Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center is the place where guests may end up spending the majority of their time, as a visit to the airfield is not all that time consuming. An information desk is staffed by park Rangers and you can ask questions and pick up a park brochure, as well as a brochure for the other National Park properties in the immediate area—Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. A book / souvenir store, a small museum, and the Flight Room are also in the building.

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The Wright Brothers National Memorial is a "Must See" attraction for any Outer Banks aviation enthusiast, history lover, and virtually any Kill Devil Hills vacationer who wants an up-close look at the towering granite structure that towers over the town's landscape.

Wind, sand, and a dream of flight brought Wilbur and Orville Wright to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina where, after four years of scientific experimentation, they achieved the first successful airplane flights on December 17, 1903. With courage and perseverance, these self-taught engineers relied on teamwork and application of the scientific process. What they achieved changed our world forever.

Congress established Kill Devil Hills National Memorial on March 2, 1927 to commemorate Wilbur and Orville Wright and their contribution to aeronautics and for conducting the world’s first successful heavier-than air flight. The Wright brothers’ success required hundreds of hours of scientific experimentation. In the fall of 1902, the Wright brothers conducted almost 1,000 glider flights on Kill Devil Hills. They successfully harnessed the skills of flight control that are use today. On December 17, 1903, the brothers administered a 12-second flight spanning 120 feet. This set the stage for modern aerodynamics.

Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine. From 1900 to 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright came here from Dayton, Ohio, based on information from the U.S. Weather Bureau about the area's steady winds.