12 mi from Duck, Wright Brothers National Memorial leads the list
About 2.7M people a year visit Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The town has no place on our list of its own; 6 are within 40 miles. They include a national memorial, a national seashore and a lighthouse. For a full day, there is MacArthur Memorial, 55 mi away.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.
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On the map
To the southeast is where most of the 6 lie.
Orange: Duck. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of it
26 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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2Norfolk Scope
Multi-purpose hall complex in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.
4Nauticus
Maritime-themed science center and museum located in Norfolk, Virginia.
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9Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
United States National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
10Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Historic site which commemorates Roanoke Colony.
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Norva Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Edenton National Fish Hatchery
Fish hatchery, public aquarium, and park in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
MacArthur Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Norfolk Scope: Cag1970, Public domain · Wright Brothers National Memorial: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Nauticus: Ewelch1, CC BY 3.0 · Mount Trashmore Park: Kubigula (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, Public domain · Chrysler Museum of Art: Gosscj at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bodie Island Light: RyanGRodgers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0 · Jockey's Ridge State Park: Zach Rudisin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · First Landing State Park: Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0 · Military Aviation Museum: Jnc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Aquarium: Rlevse, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton Roads Naval Museum: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Virginia Zoological Park: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norva Theatre: Faithlessthewonderboy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station: Elizabeth from burlington, CC BY 2.0 · Chrysler Hall: Hampton Road Partnership, CC BY 2.0 · Norfolk Botanical Garden: MamaGeek at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harrison Opera House: VirginiaProp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Chesapeake Arboretum: Puddin Tain, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: Rachel Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edenton National Fish Hatchery: USFWS, Public domain · Town Point Park: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0
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