Wright Brothers National Memorial
The site where Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first controlled powered airplane flights in 1903, with the monument atop the dune, the flight markers and the visitor center.
Carolina do Norte · the United States
In the destination Outer Banks.
In the photo: Kill Devil Hills beach
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The city
Beach town of the Outer Banks, between Kitty Hawk and Nags Head, where the Wright brothers made the first controlled powered airplane flights in 1903. The Wright Brothers National Memorial occupies the dune where they tested, with the granite monument, a visitor center and the flight markers. Around it are beaches, fishing piers and vacation homes.
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The local experience
The site where Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first controlled powered airplane flights in 1903, with the monument atop the dune, the flight markers and the visitor center.