Houseboats used to enjoy tremendous popularity in the 19th century, with people using them either as their permanent residences or as vacation homes. But nowadays, these humble dwellings on the water ...

The Palmera is a 53-foot one-bedroom stationary houseboat, providing renters with a chance to vacation on the water.

MIAMI — Why let the rising sea sink your Miami lifestyle when you can go with the flow aboard the Arkup houseboat? Arkup features the ingenious engineering feature of four hydraulic pilings that ...

Poet, author and songwriter Shel Silverstein's quirky and imaginative former houseboat is now up for sale in California. The floating residence, located at 8 Liberty Dock in Sausalito, is on the ...

Following the loss of their 100 year-old houseboat to a fire, architect Michelle Lanker and her husband Bill Bloxom decided to design a modern replacement. Named Houseboat H, the high-end floating ...

IT’S A DAY for ducks for sure. The sky is a wet flannel blanket. The rain falls down and sprays sideways in irritable gusts. But that’s just outside. Inside, seated at the dining room table of this ...

Perhaps one of the best-known houseboating locations of all, Lake Powell is known for its striking red sandstone canyons with fascinating hiking opportunities. Popular activities here among ...

The sunken houseboat at Horseshoe Pond has deteriorated to the point where it will have to be dismantled and removed in ...

There are numerous options available to you in terms of starting a houseboat rental service. The first option is to purchase the houseboats ($20,000 to $30,000 each secondhand). The second, and more ...