Guidebook for Marathon
Food Scene
Gage Hotel
Highway 90WIt's just darn good.
Local flavor - local ranchers, cowboys, Marathon residents eat here....and it's darn good.
Oasis Cafe
113 NE 1st StLocal flavor - local ranchers, cowboys, Marathon residents eat here....and it's darn good.
Drinks & Nightlife
White Buffalo Bar
102 NW 1st st Hwy 90wAtmosphere...and it has a real white buffalo.
Parks & Nature
a creek runs through it. It is quiet..a great place to unwind. You can fish for small catfish or perch or look at the bluffs at sundown - the site of the last Indian raid in Texas. Also great for birders.
Fort Pena Colorado Park
801 NE 1st Sta creek runs through it. It is quiet..a great place to unwind. You can fish for small catfish or perch or look at the bluffs at sundown - the site of the last Indian raid in Texas. Also great for birders.
Arts & Culture
It has a history of the region through geological time, plus a side room with a rotating exhibit, usually featuring something that has a tie to West Texas.
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Museum of the Big Bend
400 N Harrison StIt has a history of the region through geological time, plus a side room with a rotating exhibit, usually featuring something that has a tie to West Texas.
Essentials
This is a mini-store but great for bread, milk, and other small items you may have forgotten.
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French Co Grocer
206 Avenue DThis is a mini-store but great for bread, milk, and other small items you may have forgotten.
A small but full grocery store 30 miles from Marathon due west of town.
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Porter's
712 State StA small but full grocery store 30 miles from Marathon due west of town.
This is a mini Super Store (yes, I know that is an oxymoron). If you are coming in through Fort Stockton stop there for most of your groceries.
Walmart Supercenter
2610 W Dickinson BlvdThis is a mini Super Store (yes, I know that is an oxymoron). If you are coming in through Fort Stockton stop there for most of your groceries.