Wright Brothers National Memorial
Located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.
Attractions near Kill Devil Hills
Wright Brothers National Memorial is the place to visit in Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills has 13 notable places within 60 miles, among them 3 national park units. Wright Brothers National Memorial is inside Kill Devil Hills. Roughly 2.7M visitors a year make it to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Set 54 mi out, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse makes a day trip.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Memorial · in town
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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Where things are
Head to the southeast for most of the 5 on the list.
Orange: Kill Devil Hills. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
In Kill Devil Hills first, then the best known
One in town leads, with 12 more within 60 miles after it.
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5Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
United States National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
6Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Historic site which commemorates Roanoke Colony.
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13Edenton National Fish Hatchery
Fish hatchery, public aquarium, and park in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.
The places inside Kill Devil Hills lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Kill Devil Hills → · Kill Devil Hills’ history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Wright Brothers National Memorial: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: Henryhartley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, 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 · Military Aviation Museum: Jnc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Aquarium: Rlevse, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station: Elizabeth from burlington, CC BY 2.0 · Chesapeake Arboretum: Puddin Tain, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Edenton National Fish Hatchery: USFWS, Public domain
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