Wright Brothers National Memorial
1900Site of the first successful powered airplane flight on December 17, 1903.
Everything Kill Devil Hills is known for
Site of the first successful powered airplane flight on December 17, 1903.
Tallest active sand dune system on the Atlantic coast, rising about 80 feet above sea level.
Site of England's first attempted permanent settlement in America, whose colonists vanished without explanation.
16 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
The exact spot where powered flight began on December 17 1903. Kitty Hawk sand dunes.
Site of the first successful powered airplane flight on December 17, 1903.
Imagine standing where flight itself was redefined. This is Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, where the Wright brothers first took to the sky.Between 1900 and 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright journeyed here from Dayton,…
Pull over for a slice of history at Sam's Diner, a classic example of roadside Americana! This isn't just any greasy spoon; it's a piece of the past, built around 1940 by the Kullman Dining Car Company. Originally known…
Just offshore here, the USS Huron, a state-of-the-art Navy gunboat, sank in a devastating storm. The Huron, built in 1875, was on a mission to survey the Gulf Stream when it encountered a severe gale in November 1877.…
Imagine the brave surfmen launching into raging seas from right here, risking their lives to save those in peril. Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station was built in 1874 as part of a network of stations along the Outer Banks.…
Tallest active sand dune system on the Atlantic coast, rising about 80 feet above sea level.
Prepare to be haunted by a mystery! Right here at Fort Raleigh, the first English colony in America vanished, leaving behind only questions. In 1587, a group of English settlers arrived to re-establish Roanoke Colony.…
Site of England's first attempted permanent settlement in America, whose colonists vanished without explanation.
Experience a slice of mid-century Americana at this historic Modern-style motel. The Sea Foam Motel was built in 1948 in Nags Head, with additions made through 1964. It's a one- to two-story brick building designed in…
Imagine facing a raging storm, knowing your only hope lies with the brave surfmen stationed right here. This is the story of the Bodie Island Lifesaving Station. Built in 1878, this station housed crews dedicated to…
This towering lighthouse, the third on Bodie Island, has guided ships through dangerous waters since 1872. The first lighthouse here was built in 1847, but it was poorly constructed and abandoned. A second attempt was…
Imagine the daring rescues launched from right here, saving countless lives from the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Caffeys Inlet Lifesaving Station was built to combat the shipwrecks that plagued these shores. This station…
This unassuming building represents an early and hard-won victory: the right to education for African-American children after the Civil War. In 1868, just a few years after the war ended, Mr. William Hunt Sr., a local…
Brave surfmen once launched from this very spot to rescue sailors from the treacherous waters of the Outer Banks. The Oregon Inlet Station, built in 1897, was one of seven lifesaving stations established here to combat…
Imagine the elite sportsmen who gathered near here at the Currituck Shooting Club in the late 19th century to hunt waterfowl in this coastal paradise. The Currituck Shooting Club was formed in 1857, and a clubhouse was…