CBS4's Rudabeh Shahbazi joined historian Dr. Paul George for a tour of Stiltsville to find out how it started, how it almost ended and where things stand now. To view the story, watch the video above.

Amid Biscayne Bay’s shallow flats, Stiltsville beckons people looking for an escape, and maybe a good party. The wood-frame houses, surrounded by water, ...

Stiltsville, situated in the northern boundaries of Biscayne National Park, is a collection of stilt houses on the sandbanks ...

Perched above the shallow turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay are shacks on stilts that have hosted some of Florida's wildest parties, from the days when alcohol and gambling were outlawed, to a ba ...

In 1985, the state of Florida deeded the bay bottom, on which Stiltsville’s concrete pilings stand, to Biscayne National Park. The remaining structures are cared for by the Stiltsville Trust as ...

The seven remaining houses in South Florida’s Stiltsville withstood the destructive wind and rain from Hurricane Irma. The colorful bungalows on the edge of the pristine Biscayne Bay were not ...

So long, Stiltsville. It’s been one heck of a party, hasn’t it? Here, in seven funky lodges perched on stilts in Biscayne Bay, the good times rolled. Celebrations. Weddings. Wakes. Heck… ...

A home in Stiltsville at Biscayne National Park in 2017. If you sit on the beach on Biscayne Bay, you can still see a few structures that are literally standing in the middle of the water, known ...

MIAMI – So long, Stiltsville. Here, in seven funky lodges perched on stilts in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, the good times rolled. Celebrations. Weddings. Wakes. Maybe a conception or two. But… ...

Stiltsville rose from the flats in Biscayne Bay in the 1930s after a lobsterman nicknamed Crawfish Edde grounded a barge and began selling chowder to boaters, said park ranger Gary Bremen.

After visiting Stiltsville, the boat navigated around Biscayne Bay. The open waters and vibrant sky slowly gave way to night. The Seabird Cruises are just one extension of Pelican Harbor’s ...