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.
What you’ll hear
34 places to explore in this park.
- 12 Seconds that Changed the World
- 1903 Commemorative Sculpture
- 1903 Hangar
- 1903 Workshop/Living Quarters
- Airport Kiosk/Pilot Booth
- Airstrip Picnic Area
- Among Friends
- Big Kill Devil Hill
- Big Kill Devil Hill North Exhibit
- Big Kill Devil Hill South Exhibit
- Big Kill Devil Hill West Exhibit
- Commemoration
- Entrance Station
- First Flight Airstrip
- First Flight Boulder
- First Flight Landing
- First Flights: December 17, 1903
- Four Powered Flights
- Fourth Flight Landing
- Getting Off the Ground
- Home Away from Home
- If you decide to try your machine here…you will find a hospitable people…
- In commemoration of the conquest of the air…
- Jockey's Ridge State Park
- KFFA Pilots' Facility
- Kitty Hawk
- Loop Road
- Original Park Entrance
- Second Flight Landing
- Third Flight Landing
- Wind, Sand, & Isolation
- Wright Brothers Bas Relief Plaque
- Wright Brothers Monument
- Wright Brothers Park Store
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