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| Jun | Jul | Aug |
| find price | $376 | $366 |
Pro
Less crowded, less expensive than Key West
Con
Expensive in season- hurricanes off season
In a nutshell
A peaceful taste of the Florida Keys, with all the amenities
8 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 today and you can walk or bike to historic pigeon key. pigeon key was a camp for workers on the seven...
10 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 off of US 1 at MM 54 oceanside.
5 Reviews Sombrero Beach is a public beach - one of the best in the Keys. It is FREE. The park has been recently refurbished with new picnic shelters, bath houses and a playground and is in pristine condition. A very nice sandy beach and swimming area all along the waterfront. Good parking out on the street...
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 scientific approach to their programs than some of the other "swim with dolphins" attractions in the keys....
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 were mattresses thrown about the property and we actually thought we stumbled up a deserted...
1 Review and 1136 Opinions There's lots of construction equipment in there, and I have no idea when or if it will re-open. I'm...
1 Review and 501 Opinions the holiday inn is a nice moderately priced hotel in marathon. the amenities are what you expect...
5 Reviews This is a seafood market (Bob biked out here to get shrimp to cook- a pound was $7.99), and a marina and a restaurant. You give your order in at the window, and they call you to pick it up. The quirky thing about this restaurant is they ask you a question and you are called to pick up your food by...
2 Reviews For some reason I can't find the receipt for this meal and I don't remember what we ate or exactly what it cost. However, it is important to note that any restaurants past MM 54 are on keys north of Marathon. Bob had a club sandwich with fries which was so large that he couldn't eat it all and had...
Wiped Out by Wilma - Property For Sale
3 Reviews This property was wiped out by Hurricane Wilma. The site is now for sale for $5 million. - outlined in yellow below -------------------------------------------- My daughter considered taking us to dinner by boat to this place, but she was afraid we wouldn't be able to get back around to our slip...
The Island Tiki Bar & Resaurant
2 Reviews My husband and I arrived after 7 pm on a Sunday night, we were seated in the sun even though we asked to be seated in the shade, and there were shaded tables available. I ordered the "House Special" BBQ shrimp, for $17.95, when it arrived I had 5 medium to small shrimp on my plate with a large...
1 Review Our SIL decided to take us to someplace by boat to eat dinner. Unfortunately, the place he had in mind was too far away for us to eat and get back before dark, and he didn't want to be running around in the Keys after dark. So we did a circuit of Boot Key Harbor and then he docked the boat and we...
1 Review One of our favorite restaurants when staying at Marathon Marina. For one thing it is close to walk to. The food is good and the price is right and the waitresses are friendly. We went back last night (Dec 2003) and the restaurant is under new management. Sometimes in the past it was closed...
Dockside Lounge Sombrero Marina
1 Review We've tried twice to eat here and many cruisers make this a meeting place because they have a dinghy dock for the folks anchored or moored in the harbor. The first time, they told our SIL that they didn't have room for his little boat - they were saving the dock space for a big boat. The second...
1 Review A big evening activity around here is to sit in some spot where you can watch the sun set with a sundowner (a drink). Some of the people here who do this on a regular basis say they have seen the 'green flash' several times. The green flash can range from non-existant to spectacular depending on...
1 Review If you are looking for any thing beachy, this is the place to come. They have several locations in the Keys, Key Largo MM 106, Tavernier MM 92 1/2 and Marathon Key MM 54. The prices are very fair and they have it all for the nautical buff. We picked up some really nice large shells at a good price....
1 Review We first visited Pigeon Key in 1969 when our car (a 1932 Plymouth) broke down on 7 mile bridge. My husband pushed, I steered and we drifted down onto Pigeon Key where he fixed the fault. All that was there when we were there were old boarded up wooden buildings. Now Pigeon Key (like the old 7 Mile...
1 Review The original girder bridge was, of course, a railroad bridge which was built: 1908 - 1912. In 1931 the Florida East Coas Railroad went bankrupt and in 1935 the line was damaged in a hurricane and service was abandoned. The State of Florida bought the roadbed from Flagler's widow and converted the...
9 Reviews The manager of this marina rents out the mooring balls, and supervises the pumpout boat. They also have a small amount of dock space long the wall. Seawall dockage is $15.00/ft/month in the winter plus $30 to $60 for electricity (higher rate for A/C) Dinghy docks, showers, restrooms and laundry....
5 Reviews Tilden's has a place at Hawk's Cay resort and one in Marathon. It was one of the places recommended to me by someone at the marina (one of the guys who lived on a boat said his girl friend worked there.) I never actually got to dive with them myself. OPEN 7 days a week, 8 am to 6 pm Tilden’s...
3 Reviews The old 7 mile bridge was quite narrow. I didn't realize how narrow it was until I saw it again. It is only possible to access the ends of the bridge from the Fleming Key end to Pigeon Key, and then there has been a piece taken out (photo 4) so that ships with taller superstructures can go through...
2 Reviews Hawk Channel is the ocean side of the Keys. A larger and deeper draft boat has to go on the Hawk Channel side away from the usually more protected and very much shallower waters of Florida Bay which is on the other side (it is NOT the Gulf of Mexico BTW). The confounded bridges that Flagler build...
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Marathon is about 50 miles from Key West, bisected by Route 1. At the southwest end of Marathon just past Fleming Key is the infamous Seven Mile Bridge - the longest in the Keys.
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...
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...
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...
Welcome to Marathon Key, Florida
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......
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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