Florida is home to a whole lot more than just beaches and Disney World. The state is one of the worst hit by the foreclosure crisis that was considered a part of the recession of 2008-2009. The homes of Stiltsville date back long before those years, but, as abandoned construction projects, they bring the collapse of the housing market to mind.

Head down to Biscayne Bay and look out into the sea. You'll be able to clearly spot six different buildings that are hovering above shallow waters having been built on wood or reinforced concrete pilings. This tiny neighborhood is known as Stiltsville and an entire group has been organized in an effort to save the structure. "No one who chances upon the phenomenon of Stiltsville for the first time will ever forget the sight of homes that hover above the waters, miles from any shore, like structures from a dream," the group's website reads.

The homes that are left were once part of a larger community-at-sea that comprised 36 homes at its peak, all located at least a mile from the shore. Eddie Walker started Stiltsville back in the 1920s or 1930s during the Age of Prohibition. The shacks - they were nothing more than that at the time - served as gambling and alcohol dens for individuals frustrated with state and national laws.