Duck offers excellent restaurants with a diverse selection of cuisine. Shopping is part of a unique lifestyle which makes Duck one of the Outer Banks most popular vacation spots. From a cozy cottage to the palatal seaside estate, Duck has accommodations to meet your requirements. Duck is now home to about 500 permanent residents and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Duck Field Research Pier, which conducts coastal research.Lat/Lon: 36.1° N 75.7° WVacation Main