Things to Do in Kitty Hawk, NC: Flying & Flight Oriented

Commemorate aviation’s origins at flight-oriented things to do in Killy Hawk, NC. Visitors looking to deepen their connection to the area’s culture and history can visit monuments that celebrate the area’s heritage in flight.

Monument to a Century of Flight

Flying & Flight Oriented in Kitty Hawk, NC

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The Monument to a Century of Flight was dedicated in November of 2003, just before the First Flight Centennial “in celebration of the soaring of the human spirit.” Fourteen steel wing-shaped structures reach from 10 to 20 feet, circling 120 feet, the distance of the Wright brothers' first flight. The pillars have engraved granite panels that chronicle the 100 most significant events in the history...read more

Things to Do in Kitty Hawk, NC: Flying & Flight Oriented

Monument to a Century of Flight

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