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Seven Mile Bridge

Seven Mile Bridge, Marathon

 18 Reviews  the seven mile bridge is a significant feat of 20th century engineering. the original bridge was built by henry flagler for his railroad in the early 1900's. sections of the old bridge still stands... 

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Fishing

Fishing, Marathon

 11 Reviews  most visitors come to marathon for it's excellent salt water fishing. at the key colony marina you can book off shore and back country fishing charters. the key colony marina is located on 6th street... 

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Beach

Beach, Marathon

 5 Reviews  Well you are in Florida, you must find a beach to sun on. There are nice beaches to laze around on and catch some rays. But watch out for the Man-O-Wars, big purple/blue balloon looking things with... 

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Swim with Dolphins

Swim with Dolphins, Marathon

 3 Reviews  located on grassy key just east of marathon is the dolphin research center. here you can learn about and interact with these intelligent marine mamals. the dolphin research center has a more... 

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Crane Point Museum

Crane Point Museum, Marathon

 5 Reviews  A great little museum and you can learn a lot up until you see the Crane House. How sad that someone would show a dump that someone is actually IS living in and storing an array of trashY items. There... 

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Coast and Water

Coast and Water, Marathon

 3 Reviews  located on crawl key this small state park is on the ocean just east of marathon. the park offers swimming and picnic tables. in the fall of the year the park is visited by 1000's of migrating hawks... 

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Turtle Hospital

Turtle Hospital, Marathon

 Ericasmurf99 Says:  The Turtle Hospital is a really neat way to learn and get close to some turtles. They start the tour with a very nice power point presentation (not boring I... 

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Snorkeling

Snorkeling, Marathon

 suzannebowser Says:  From Marathon, we rented a boat and motored out to the Sombrero Lighthouse to do some snorkeling. It was a little rough being out that far, but the fish were... 

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The Ultimate Dive - The Brass Monkey

The Ultimate Dive - The Brass Monkey, Marathon

 marie_joy Says:  There is no no bigger dive bar than the brass monkey. Dive bar may not even be the right catagory - a new one would have to be created. Something you can't... 

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Watch a sunset

Watch a sunset, Marathon

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Marathon Garden Club

Marathon Garden Club, Marathon

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Top 3 Hotels in Marathon

Tranquility Bay Beach House

 1 Review and 732 Opinions  There's lots of construction equipment in there, and I have no idea when or if it will re-open. I'm... 

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Holiday Inn Marina

 1 Review and 245 Opinions  the holiday inn is a nice moderately priced hotel in marathon. the amenities are what you expect... 

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Crystal Bay Resort Marathon

 1 Review and 63 Opinions  I have not stayed here - I took the picture for my daughter who likes to come down in their boat to... 

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Q:  Is there a pedestrian lane across 7 Mile Bridge? I am training for a marathon and would like to run across the bridge. 

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Vaca Key and Boot Key Harbor

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 Above is a trawler going out the entrance channel at sunset across the Marathon Marina's new docks - taken in 2002 while they were still under construction. We were impressed by the new docks, which... 

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marathon florida

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 the town of marathon is located on vaca key in the middle keys. the name of the town dates back to the construction of the overseas railroad. construction workers worked day and night on the railroad... 

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Marathon Florida

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 Marathon is a great town. The pace of life is laid back and nature rules. Many conveniences are found in town. Publix, Winn Dixie, Eckerds, Wal Greens, Block Buster, KMart. Many restaurants and deli's... 

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Welcome to Marathon Key, Florida

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 Marathon Key is located about halfway down the Overseas Highway, mile marker 54. With beautiful views and plenty to do, you should set some time aside to visit this Key. This place is full of water...... 

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Home away from home

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 My father spent his retirement winters in marathon. He first purchased a condo and soon after sold that and bought a home behind the airport. My first visit there was when I was about 22. My dad had... 

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