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Silver model of an early airplane sitting in front of a full-size replica
Tactile model of the 1903 Wright Flyer that sits in the Flight Room of the Wright Brothers Visitor Center.

Tactile Exhibits

When you first enter the Visitor Center, there is a tactile map of the park with locations written in Braille. A flat, tactile map of the layout of the building is placed on the wall to the left of the main entrance door.

A copy of the Braille brochure in a Braille Ready Format (.brf) can be downloaded in advance of your visit. Braille Brochures are also available at the front desk of the visitor center upon request.

Inside the Flight Room of the Visitor Center are raised drawings of the Wright brothers' early gliders an interactive model, built to scale, of the 1903 Wright Flyer, and other tacticle exhibits, many with Braille captions.

The First Flight Boulder, marking the takeoff spot, has a raised relief metal plaque.

Audio-Descriptions:

The Wright Brothers National Memorial park brochure has been audio described and is available for visitors to use through the Unidescription App. The audio files can also be downloaded to listen to on your own.

On the official NPS app, the park has complete audio-description of all of the park wayside exhibits available for visitors to enjoy.

At the visitor center front desk, audio-description devices are available for free to loan to visitors to audio-describe all of the museum exhibits in the visitor center. If you are interested in using the device, just ask at the front desk for the audio-description devices.


Last updated: June 25, 2025

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Mailing Address:

Wright Brothers National Memorial
1401 National Park Drive

Manteo, NC 27954

Phone:

252 473-2111

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