Marathon (Texas) - census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas, United States

Marathon is a town in the Big Bend Country region of Texas.

Get in

Highway 90 runs through the town center.

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

• Marathon Coffee.

Sleep

• Gage Hotel, 101 Highway 90 West, +1 432-386-4205, welcome@gagehotel.com. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 11AM. Built in the 1920s by cattle tycoon Alfred Gage so he would have a place to stay while overseeing his interests in the area. The hotel has since been carefully restored and now includes a cafe and a spa. Rooms in the original building (with or without private bath) are the biggest bargain; those in the Los Portales annex and in the 3 well-appointed houses nearby offer more modern trappings without sacrificing the West Texas mood. $90-$381

Go next

Traveling west on Highway 90, you'll find:

• Alpine, with a host of restaurants.
• Marfa, with its art galleries and mysterious lights.
• El Paso

Also in the area:

• Big Bend National Park has 801,000 acres of land to explore.
• Fort Davis is home to the McDonald Observatory, which hosts terrific Star Parties after dark.