Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pigeon Key National Historic District
ISLAND
( 305-743-5999;
www.pigeonkey.net
; tours leave from MM 47 oceanside; adult/child/under 5yr
$12/9/free; tours 10am, noon & 2pm)
On the Marathon side of Seven Mile Bridge, this
tiny key served as a camp for the workers who toiled to build the Overseas Hwy in the
1930s. You can tour the historic structures or just sun and snorkel on the beach. Reach it
by ferry, included in admission, or walk or bike your way there on the
Old Seven Mile
Bridge
, which is closed to traffic but serves as the 'World's Longest Fishing Bridge.'
Sombrero Beach
BEACH
(Sombrero Beach Rd, off MM 50 oceanside)
This beautiful little white-sand beach has a play-
scape, shady picnic spots and big clean bathrooms.
Marathon Kayak
KAYAKING
( 305-395-0355;
www.marathonkayak.com
;
3hr tours $60)
Kayak Dave is a reliable source
for kayak instruction and excellent guided tours.
Sleeping & Eating
Siesta Motel
MOTEL$
( 305-743-5671;
www.siestamotel.net
;
MM 51 oceanside; r $75-105; )
Head here for
one of the cheapest, cleanest flops in the Keys, located in a friendly cluster of cute Mara-
thon homes - with great service, to boot.
Seascape Motel & Marina
MOTEL$$$
( 305-743-6212;
www.seascapemotelandmarina.com
;
1275 76th St Ocean E, btwn MM 51 & 52; r
from $99; )
Choose one of the nine crisp, clean rooms or an apartment that
sleeps six at this oceanfront hideaway with a waterfront pool, boat dock and barbecue
area.
Keys Fisheries
SEAFOOD$
(
www.keysfisheries.com
; 3502 Gulfview Ave; mains $7-16; 11am-9pm)
Shoo the seagulls from
your picnic table on the deck and dig in to fresh seafood in a down-and-dirty dockside at-
mosphere. The lobster reuben is the stuff of legend.
Wooden Spoon
AMERICAN$
