The blue-green panorama of gulf and ocean, dotted with lobster traps and sailboats, is not unlike the setting viewed by passengers traveling on Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad from 1912 until 1935.

This is Marathon ... "Heart of the Florida Keys."

Before dusk, residents and visitors alike gather at boat docks to survey fishermen's daily catch and often the entree for their evening meal.  Numerous certified charter boat captains take visitors diving, snorkeling, fishing, sailing and touring along the only living coral reef in North America, several miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean.

A historical site, recently opened to the public is Pigeon Key, a tiny five-acre island nestled below the old Seven Mile Bridge. Step onto Pigeon Key and step back into history to the key that was home to the men that built Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad.  Marathon also is home to the Dolphin Research Center and the Turtle Hospital. Both play important roles in the preservation of indigenous Keys' marine life.

Utilizing Marathon as a home base, visitors may take easy day trips to Key West and the Upper Keys.  No island or attraction in the Keys is more than 60 minutes away. 

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