Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

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16 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Wright Brothers National Memorial · 0.2 mi · Things to Do

  The exact spot where powered flight began on December 17 1903. Kitty Hawk sand dunes.

• Wright Brothers National Memorial · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker

  Site of the first successful powered airplane flight on December 17, 1903.

• Wright Brothers National Memorial · 0.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  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,…

• Sam's Diner · 2.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  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…

• USS Huron (1875) · 3.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  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.…

• Kitty Hawk Life-Saving Station · 3.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  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.…

• Jockey's Ridge State Park · 4.4 mi · Historical Marker

  Tallest active sand dune system on the Atlantic coast, rising about 80 feet above sea level.

• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · 5.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  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.…

• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · 5.9 mi · Historical Marker

  Site of England's first attempted permanent settlement in America, whose colonists vanished without explanation.

• Sea Foam Motel · 8.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  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…

• Bodie Island Lifesaving and Coast Guard Station · 14.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  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…

• Bodie Island Lighthouse · 15.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  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…