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Hours of Operation Hours of Operation Bistro featuring Starbucks Open daily for breakfast Monday—Friday—6:30 am—10:30 am Saturday—Sunday—7:00 am—10:30 am Open daily for dinner—5:00 pm—10:00 pm Bluewater Poolside Bar Open daily 12:00 pm—8:00 pm Infinity Pool Open daily 6:00 am - 11:00 pm Fitness and Laundry Open 24 / 7 with room key The Market 24 / 7 Airports Marathon Jet Center About 5 minutes away 3.5 Miles Www.marathonjetcenter.com Getting Marathon General Aviation About 6 minutes away Around in the 6 Miles Www.marathonga.com Florida Keys Miami International Airport About 2 hours and 15 minutes away 115 Miles Www.miami-airport.com Fort Lauderdale Airport About 2 hours and 45 minutes away 140 Miles Www.fortlauderdaleinternationalairport.com ******************** Complimentary Shuttle Service Contact the front desk for assistance Taxi and Shuttle Dave’s Island Taxi—305.289.8656 Keys Shuttle—305.289.9997 ******************** Car Rental Enterprise — 305.289.7630 Avis — 305.743.5428 Budget — 305.743.3998 ********************* Marathon Chamber of Commerce 12222 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050 305-743-5417 Don’t Miss It in the Florida Keys Key Largo Marathon John Pennekamp State Park Turtle Hospital 102601 Overseas Highway 2396 Overseas Highway 305. 451. 6300 305. 743. 2552 African Queen and Glass Boat Dolphin Research Center U.S. 1 and Mile Marker 100 58901 Overseas Highway 305. 451. 4655 305. 289. 1121 Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters Islamorada 11710 Overseas Highway 305. 407. 3262 Theatre of the Sea 84721 Oversea Highway Sombrero Beach 305.664.2431 Mile Marker 50 305. 292. 4560 Robbie’s Marina 77522 Overseas Highway Crane Point Museum and Bird Center 305.664.8070 5550 Overseas Highway 305. 743. 9100 Key West Pigeon Key Conch Tour Train 1 Knights Key Boulevard 303 Front Street 305. 743. 5999 305. 294. 5161 7 Mile Bridge Mile Marker 47 Southern Most Point South Street & Whitehead Street Fun in the Sun ... Hall’s Diving 5050 Overseas Highway 305.743.5929 Big Time Charters 11499 Overseas Highway 305.289.0199 Sea Squared Charters 1400 Overseas Highway 305.743.5305 Keys Kayak 10499 Overseas Highway 305.743.8880 Florida Keys Country Club Golf Course 4000 Sombrero Blvd 305. 743.3433 Spirit Snorkeling 1410 Overseas Highway 305.289.0614 Abyss Dive 12565 Overseas Highway 305. 743.2126 Captain Hooks 11833 Overseas Highway 305.743.2444 Keys Cable Adventure Park 59300 Overseas Highway 305.414.8245 Hot Air Balloon Rides 1.855.445.8968 Helicopter Tours 305.619.9603 Local Restaurants 7 Mile Grille 1240 Overseas Highway 305.743.4481 0.6 miles MM47 Barracuda Grill 4290 Overseas Highway 305.743.3314 1.1 miles MM49 Big Mouth Eatery 61 53rd Street 305.922.2630 1.7 miles MM46 Brutus Seafood 6950 Overseas Highway 305.743.9181 2.5 miles MM50 Burdines Waterfront 1200 Oceanview Avenue 305.743.5317 0.7 miles MM49 Cabana Breeze’s 401 East Ocean Drive 305.743.4443 6.4 miles MM54 Castaway’s 1406 Oceanview Avenue 305.743.6247 0.6 miles MM47 Cracked Conch Café 4999 Overseas Highway 305.743.2233 1.5 miles MM50 Driftwood Pizza and Subs 10875 Overseas Highway 305.743.8770 4.4 miles MM52 Deliver El Molcajete 1622 Overseas Highway 305.780.7988 0.4 miles MM48 Fl Keys Steak & Lobster House 3660 Overseas Highway 305.743.5516 0.8 miles MM47 Hurricane 4650 Overseas Highway 305.743.2220 1.4 miles MM47 IHOP 6459 Overseas Highway 305.743.5952 2.3 miles MM46 Island Fish Company 12648 Overseas Highway 305.743.4191 5.7 Miles MM42 Keys Fisheries 3502 Gulfview Avenue 305.743.4353 0.8 miles MM47 La Mediterranean 2211 Overseas Highway 305.517.6464 0.1 miles MM48 Deliver Lighthouse Grill 1996 Overseas Highway 305.434.9039 0.1 miles MM48 Marathon Ale House 5800 Overseas Highway 305.743.5888 2.8 miles MM45 Panda House Chinese 5230 Overseas Highway 305.743.3417 1.8 miles MM46 Deliver Papa John’s 5105 Overseas Highway 305.743.3232 1.6 miles MM46 Deliver Porky’s BBQ 1410 Overseas Highway 305.289.2065 0.4 miles MM48 Snow Balls 2244 Overseas Highway 305.842.1707 0.1 miles MM48 Stouts Restaurant 8349 Overseas Highway 305.743.6437 3.2 miles MM45 Stuffed Pig 3520 Overseas Highway 305.743.4059 0.7 miles MM47 Sunset Grill and Raw Bar 7 Knights Key Boulevard 305.396.7235 0.7 miles MM47 Sweet Savannah’s 11287 Overseas Highway 305.743.3131 0.7 miles MM47 Upper Crust 3740 Overseas Highway 305.743.7100 0.7 miles MM47 Wooden Spoon 7007 Overseas Highway 305.743.8383 2.6 miles MM45 Miami - 115 Miles North Cabana Breezes Island Fish Company Dolphin Research Sweet Savannah’s Aqurium Encounters Driftwood Pizza Stout’s Marathon Jet Center Wooden Spoon and Aviation Center Brutus Seafood Marathon Ale House Crane Point Sombrero Beach Sombrero Beach Road Panda Express Big Mouth Hurricane Barracuda Upper Crust Fl Keys Steak and Lobster Stuffed Pig Cracked Conch Keys Fisheries Marathon Park Turtle Hospital Snow Balls La Mediterranean You are here Burdines Lighthouse Marina and Grill Castaways El Molcajete 15th Street Ocean Lazy Days 11th Street Ocean Porky’s Sunset 7 Mile Bridge 7 Mile Grill Key West—48 Miles South Florida Keys Fun Facts The 7 Mile Bridge is not 7 miles long! The average temperature is 80 Loggerhead is the most degree’s common turtle in the Keys It’s 6.765 miles There are 42 bridges The word “Key” that connect the North America’s only comes from the mainland to Key West; living coral reef Spanish word the longest is the ecosystem is located just “Cayo” meaning 7 Mile Bridge a few miles offshore of “little island” the Florida Keys Lionfish is an unwelcomed visitor to the Florida Keys and The Atlantic Ocean is on can devastate fish populations the East side of the Keys and the Florida Bay and There are over Gulf of Mexico are 1700 islands in the on the West side You can order them at archipelago however some restaurants few of these are populated and most are very small Mile Markers are small Watch out for our Key Deer green and white signs on the side of the road that help you get around. They start in Key West has more bars Key Largo at mile marker and churches per capita 126 and go all the way to than any other place Mostly found in mile marker 0 in Key West in the country Big Pine Key .
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