On Sunday, we packed our vehicles in the morning and started on the drive home, but stopped in Kill Devil Hills to visit the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Located on the site of the Wright Brothers’ first controlled powered flight in Kill Devil Hills, the Wright Brothers Visitor Center features exhibits and presentations, as well as full-scale reproductions of the 1902 glider and the 1903 flying machine.

Wright Brothers National Memorial
The Wright Brothers National Memorial from afar

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Mio running along

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Following the path up to the memorial

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Mio looks like she could be in flight herself, hoisted on Daddy’s shoulder.

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Approaching the towering memorial.

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
It’s an impressive sight to see!

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Dan and Mio at the birthplace of aviation.

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Dan is a bit of an aviation enthusiast these days with his drone hobby, so he enjoyed learning more about the Wright Brothers and visiting the memorial.

 

Hangin' out with Wilbur.
Hangin’ out with Wilbur.

 

Giving Wilbur some respite from the sun.
Giving Wilbur some respite from the sun.

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Full-sized statues re-enact the scene of the first flight.

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Mio and I on a replica of the Wright Flyer

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial
Dan joined us on the Wright Flyer

 

Wright Brothers National Memorial

 

After visiting the memorial, we grabbed lunch and continued on our way home. The drive took much longer than we expected thanks to all the traffic of returning vacationers, but we made it back safely albeit exhausted and drained. Our time in Outer Banks was memorable, and it was a nice relaxing getaway with the family. We look forward to returning again someday!