The memorial, which was first opened in 1932, highlights the location where brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright spent years to create the world’s first heavier than air, powered controlled flight.

The National Park Service says the Wright Brothers National Memorial will waive entrance fees for eight days in 2025. Wilbur and Orville Wright’s dream of flight brought them to Kitty Hawk ...

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 ...

National Park Service visitor facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) and Wright Brothers National Memorial will remain closed ...

After a couple of hours on the steep slopes at the Wright Brothers Memorial Dave Robertson gathers up his three children and heads back to their car on after a winter storm dumped several inches ...

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 ...