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A large boulder sits in a field with smaller, numbered stones in the background. Indicating where the first flights took off and landed.

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Walk where history was made...

Wright Brothers National Memorial is the place where Wilbur and Orville Wright spent years working on the mysteries of flight, the place where they first successfully flew, and the place where the nation commemorates and celebrates their historic achievement. Here, you can visit the locations where Wilbur and Orville Wright changed the world.

 
The visitor center is a concrete building with large orange window frames for most walls
Visitor Center and Museum

Receive park information and learn the Wright Brothers' story by exploring interactive exhibits

A large granite obelisk-like monument 60 feet tall on a grassy hill
Wright Brothers Monument

Visit the nation's commemorative monument to the Wright brothers' world-changing achievement. Located on top of the historic Kill Devil Hill

A picture of a large boulder with a bronze plaque on it and a pathway leading to 4 other markers
First Flight Boulder & Flight Line

Visit the spot where Orville and Wilbur first took flight and the locations where they landed.

Two wooden replica buildings side by side with a sidewalk in front of each
Reconstructed 1903 Camp Buildings

Built on the location were Wilbur and Orville lived while experimenting in the Outer Banks, the reconstructed hangar and living quarters off

A metal scuplture of three men looking at the Wright brothers flyer on a sandy field
1903 Commemorative Sculpture

Step into history by visiting this artistic representation of the moment of first flight. Located on the south side of Kill Devil Hill.

Last updated: June 23, 2025

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Mailing Address:

Wright Brothers National Memorial
1401 National Park Drive

Manteo, NC 27954

Phone:

252 473-2111

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