Kitty
Hawk Travel PlannerT he first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine were made here by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. A 60-foot granite monument dedicated in 1932, is perched atop 90-foot tall Kill Devil Hill commemorating the achievement of these two visionaries from Dayton, Ohio.
A visit should include touring
the museum exhibits, participating in a ranger 
conducted
program, touring the reconstructed camp buildings and first flight trail
area, and a climb up Kill Devil Hill to view the memorial pylon.
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Lodging and Activities near Wright Bothers National Memorial: Elizabeth City Kill Devil Hills Kitty Hawk Closest Major Airport: Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
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