The Marc C. Basnight Bridge is a soaring 2.8 mile bridge that crosses Oregon Inlet connecting Hatteras Island with the northern Outer Banks. Opened in February of 2019 the bridge won a number of awards for engineering excellence and innovation. The bridge replaced the aging Bonner Bridge.

In 1874 the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station was the first to be fully staffed in North Carolina. It continued as a Coast Guard station after the USLSS became part of the Coast Guard in 1915. The station was decommissioned in 1954.

Visitors who have been coming to the Outer Banks for a while know that the Tri-Villages probably have the most laid back, slow-paced way of life around. Although there are some small shopping plazas and a few very nice locally owned restaurants, there is no one area that could be considered a business center.