Marathon - Florida - United States. Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels

Welcome to the wonderful city of Marathon, Florida! It offers you fun in the sun and much more. For all ages, young or old, this is the ideal stop for your next vacation. Easily accessed from Highway 1 and with temperatures that range from 78 to 90 degrees you will have lots of sunny days to enjoy the outdoors. You'll find 10,387 friendly residents waiting to welcome you when you visit this city.

When you arrive, you can choose to stay in the lap of luxury or you can find something that will suit you if you're on a budget. You can be nestled on ten tropical acres at the Banana Bay Resort or find the hidden treasures the Little Palm Island has to offer. If this is not to your taste or budget, you have a lot more to choose from such as the White Sands Inn or the Siesta Motel. Marathon has something to suit all tastes and pockets. When you have settled in and you're looking for a place to dine, then Marathon offers you the Cabots on the Water, which of course offers the best in seafood along with prime grade beef, or Annette's Lobster and Steakhouse, which also offers outstanding food for you to enjoy.

For an afternoon of fun with the whole family or alone, drop by the Dolphin Research Center where you can interact with dolphins or the Florida Keys Children's Museum where you can interact with different sea creatures in touch tanks. Visit the museums and galleries that you'll find here, such has Crane Point, where you'll see artefacts of Native Americans or visit the Marathon Wild Bird Rescue center, where you can see many species of birds from throughout Florida.

Take a ride back into Marathon's history by taking a ride on "Old Henry" - a train that will take you past historic locations and give you a sample of how life used to be. You'll find all of this at Pigeon Key and much more. You will see the many trials and triumphs that Marathon went through to become the city it is today.