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All the United States Texas College Station

The Atlas Obscura Guide To College Station

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in College Station, Texas

Updated April 19, 2018

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Bottle Cap Alley

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.
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Century Tree

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.
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Reveille Mascot Cemetery

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.
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Grave in the Road

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.
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