Thousands of ducks have arrived in B.C., but they didn’t fly or swim.

The Rubber Duck Museum opened its doors in Delta Monday after migrating a short distance across the U.S. border.

Neil and Krystal King opened the museum and shop in Point Roberts, Wash., in July of 2024.

“It’s one of the most universally recognized and beloved toys, and so it’s so much fun to bring them all together in one place,” Krystal explained.

The museum drew a steady stream of customers across the border to the isolated town until U.S. President Donald Trump began a trade war and started to threaten to make Canada the 51st state.

Travel from Canada to the U.S. has declined nationwide since early 2025. Recent reports show border crossings by land, specifically from B.C. into Washington state, dropped 38 per cent year-over-year in November.

“We started realizing and seeing the writing on the wall of what was about to come next,” said Neil.

“We love our ducks so much. We love the idea of the Rubber Duck Museum, the concept, and just the joy that it brought to so many people, that we needed to keep it alive. And the only way to do that was to move it, and the only place we could think to move it to was Canada.”

The museum’s new home in Tsawwassen Mills mall features a huge range of duck toys, new and old, including rubber ducks styled after pop culture characters, historical figures, and celebrities.

“I saw a zombie duck,” reported one young visitor.

“A car, a Spider-Man, and then a Christmas hat one,” said another child, listing from a bag of loot.

“They’ve got different little rubber ducks, different themes, and it’s cool to see the display cases of the history of the rubber ducks,” said a happy customer.

On its opening day, the Rubber Duck Museum reported selling close to 100 ducks in under three hours.

“It has been so much fun to work in, honestly, because people come in and everybody does have a story about rubber ducks,” said Krystal.

“We really hope to continue bringing joy and laughter to people. It was such a special treat for us in Point Roberts.”

The museum is free to enter. It has over 3,000 kinds of rubber ducks for sale and more than 40 rarities on permanent display.