Located five miles south of town on the Post Road lies what remains of old Fort Pena Colorado, built in 1879 to protect area residents from Indian raids.
Marathon, TX Historic FortsFew other historic hotels offer a more unique experience of days gone by than The Gage Hotel in Marathon, Texas. The restored West Texas hotel of the 1920
Marathon, TX Historic HotelsThe Great Marathon Basin is a widely known geologic area noted for extensive surface outcroppings of varied rocks and minerals, popular with professional geologists and amateur rockhounds. A 191.2
Marathon, TX Natural AttractionsHoused in the historic Yates Hotel (c. 1927) built by oil tycoon Ira Yates, the Rankin Museum features the restored lobby, or...
A series of special signs on city streets provide guidance for do-it-yourself tour of historic sites. Historical notations da...
Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center offers an archeological, historical, and natural history profile of the Big Ben...