Marathon, Texas: White Buffalo Head
A rare White Buffalo head hangs in a hotel bar named for its famous decapitated wall hanging.Gage Hotel
- Address:
- 102 NW 1st St., Marathon, TX
- Directions:
- In the White Buffalo Bar of the Gage Hotel. On the north side of US Hwy 90/NW 1st St. just west of Ave. D.
- Hours:
- Daily 5 pm - 11 pm (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 432-386-4205
- Admission:
- Free
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White Buffalo Head There's a White Buffalo head in the bar of the Gage Hotel in Marathon. This is a restored historic hotel from the 1920s. They've done a great job on the restoration of the whole place; it has a very 1920s Texas feel. Marathon is the Northern Gateway to Big Bend National Park, about 100+ miles west of Langtree, the home of Judge Roy Bean.
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The White Buffalo Bar is named for its famous decapitated wall hanging.