At the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Manteo, Norh Carolina, you and the kids can stand in the exact spot where Orville and Wilbur first flew, see full-scale reproductions of their 1902 glider and 1903 flier, and learn about the brothers through exhibitions, films, and other programs. Want more? See the original 1903 flier—and thousands of other historic artifacts—at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Or head to the other state that claims rights to the Wrights: Ohio, where the brothers cooked up their flying plans. At Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, you'll find their original 1905 Flyer III, the only airplane designated a National Historic Landmark. Pretty soon, you'll be quoting hydrogen balloon inventor Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles: "I care not what may be the condition of the earth: it is the sky that is for me now."
