Ride the Ducks
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Ride the Ducks is a duck tour operator, and an eponymous tourist attraction in US cities such as Baltimore, Branson, Philadelphia, Stone Mountain Park, GA and Seattle.[citation needed] It makes use of amphibious vehicles (nicknamed "ducks") to provide tours of cities by boat and by land. Several such services have sprung up in recent years in other major cities including Boston, Portland, and Toronto.[citation needed]
The actual vehicle is based on the famous WWII DUKW amphibious design (see post-war use). Today, the company builds its vehicles from the ground up to incorporate advances in marine design and safety.
Ride the Ducks supported rescue and evacuation efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. They volunteered equipment, crew, and other resources in order to help evacuate residents of the hardest-hit areas.[citation needed] The volunteering team was deemed "invaluable" by those involved in the rescue effort,[who?] as the DUKWs were able to safely access areas inaccessible by other means.
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