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The Wright Brothers were the first people to successfully fly an airplane, and the Wright Brothers National Memorial pays homage to this feat.
The memorial showcases the exact places where the brothers' first airplanes took off and landed, and there are also several reconstructed buildings designed to show what their working conditions were like.
There is also a Visitors Center, which features several educational displays about the Wright brothers as well as exact replicas of two flying machines that date back to 1902 and 1903.
Visitors must purchase an to view the memorial; children under the age of 15 enter for free.
N Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948, Phone: 252-473-2111
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