MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) – The Wright Brothers National Memorial announced on Monday that they will waive entrance fees on eight days throughout 2025. The fee-free dates for the memorial can be found ...

If you flew to Outer Banks, you have the Wright Brothers to thank ... Run by the National Park Service, the memorial is open seven days a week (except Christmas Day) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance ...

The origins of flight are revealed at Wright Brothers National Memorial. On the morning of December 17, 1903 the sky dawned a pallid gray, temperatures hovered below freezing, and fierce winds ...

It was 121 years ago Tuesday that Wilbur and Orville Wright etched their names in history and embarked on the first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. They were the first to demonstrate ...

6 Wright Brothers Memorial From the field’s overlook, one can almost see the spot where the brothers tested their designs. It’s a short but entirely uphill ride to the Park Service ...

Why North Carolina remains the 'Cradle of Flight' It is no coincidence that the Wright Brothers' National Memorial recorded nearly 500,000 visitors in 2024. The site of the events this cultural ...

In 1949 the Library of Congress acquired 303 glass plate negatives developed by the Wright brothers. Some of these prints, including the iconic image above, are in the National Air and Space Museum.

This principle, which the Wright brothers called "wing warping," was a revolutionary break-through. In 1900 they built a full-size, piloted version of a box kite and tested its control mechanisms ...

The First Flight Society announced  William P Lear has been named the 2025 Honoree to be inducted into the Dr. Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine located in the Museum and Visitors Center at the ...

This principle, which the Wright brothers called "wing warping," was a revolutionary break-through. In 1900 they built a full-size, piloted version of a box kite and tested its control mechanisms ...