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re: Attn Aggie fans: Any advice for first visit to College Station?
Posted on 8/28/12 at 8:42 am to BamaMan45
Posted on 8/28/12 at 8:42 am to BamaMan45
Don't make any specific plans right now, other than driving in, heading into town (Northgate is a good place to start), and playing things by ear. You'll find countless friendly folks who'll be more than willing to offer suggestions.
Aggieland prides itself in its hospitality, and we're always glad to host visitors to our town. Ensuring that guests enjoy their stay is taken very seriously in B/CS. Have a great time.
Aggieland prides itself in its hospitality, and we're always glad to host visitors to our town. Ensuring that guests enjoy their stay is taken very seriously in B/CS. Have a great time.
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Posted on 8/28/12 at 10:01 am to EKG
Lots of good suggestions, here are the ones I usually recommend:
Dixie Chicken- It's the iconic bar of A&M complete with a true C&W atmosphere and a rattlesnake tank located at Northgate.
The other suggestions for nightlife are better than anything I could give as I have been out of school too long.
Best food imo:
Koppe Bridge for burgers or BBQ
J Cody's for a casual but amazing steak
Laynes for Chicken Fingers
Christophers for fine dining
On campus:
Driving down Wellborn and seeing Kyle Field, Blue Bell Park, and Reed Arena. Also the Student Rec Center is there which is a fantastic workout place for students and you can check it out.
Bush Library and Museum-Very cool if you have a couple hours. It's a first rate museum with some really cool stuff from GHWB's term like a walk through cut out of AF One and a section of the Berlin Wall as well as a lot of his WWII stuff.
MSC-Newly renovated and I haven't actually been there since the Spring when they reopened. This is the "living room" of the campus and home to the 7 Congressional MOH that Aggies have been awarded.
Corps Museum-If you are a military buff or just interested in A&M history it's fascinating. It's not very big so you can walk through it pretty quick. Also houses a fantastic gun collection.
Bonfire Memorial-Very powerful tribute to the tradition and the kids that died that day it fell. Reading some of the letters the kids had sent home prior to the tragedy talking about what A&M and Bonfire meant to them is hard to get through.
In terms of the town itself a lot of folks like to rag on it but it's really a nice and affordable college town. There are about 225k people in the Metro and it is growing at a nice clip. If you stay out of some bad parts of Bryan there is very little crime and everything revolves around the school. People tend to be friendly. If you wear gear from your SEC school you will also be greeted warmly by many Aggies and likely get more than a few free beers and folks wanting to strike up a conversation.
Dixie Chicken- It's the iconic bar of A&M complete with a true C&W atmosphere and a rattlesnake tank located at Northgate.
The other suggestions for nightlife are better than anything I could give as I have been out of school too long.
Best food imo:
Koppe Bridge for burgers or BBQ
J Cody's for a casual but amazing steak
Laynes for Chicken Fingers
Christophers for fine dining
On campus:
Driving down Wellborn and seeing Kyle Field, Blue Bell Park, and Reed Arena. Also the Student Rec Center is there which is a fantastic workout place for students and you can check it out.
Bush Library and Museum-Very cool if you have a couple hours. It's a first rate museum with some really cool stuff from GHWB's term like a walk through cut out of AF One and a section of the Berlin Wall as well as a lot of his WWII stuff.
MSC-Newly renovated and I haven't actually been there since the Spring when they reopened. This is the "living room" of the campus and home to the 7 Congressional MOH that Aggies have been awarded.
Corps Museum-If you are a military buff or just interested in A&M history it's fascinating. It's not very big so you can walk through it pretty quick. Also houses a fantastic gun collection.
Bonfire Memorial-Very powerful tribute to the tradition and the kids that died that day it fell. Reading some of the letters the kids had sent home prior to the tragedy talking about what A&M and Bonfire meant to them is hard to get through.
In terms of the town itself a lot of folks like to rag on it but it's really a nice and affordable college town. There are about 225k people in the Metro and it is growing at a nice clip. If you stay out of some bad parts of Bryan there is very little crime and everything revolves around the school. People tend to be friendly. If you wear gear from your SEC school you will also be greeted warmly by many Aggies and likely get more than a few free beers and folks wanting to strike up a conversation.
Posted on 8/28/12 at 10:46 am to EKG
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Don't make any specific plans right now, other than driving in, heading into town (Northgate is a good place to start), and playing things by ear. You'll find countless friendly folks who'll be more than willing to offer suggestions.
Aggieland prides itself in its hospitality, and we're always glad to host visitors to our town. Ensuring that guests enjoy their stay is taken very seriously in B/CS. Have a great time.
Of course, there ARE exceptions to that rule. I saw plenty of drunk morons starting shite with OU and UT fans back around 2002-2004. I remember a pretty decent ruckus at Northgate prior to that Reggie McNeil OU game.
Posted on 8/28/12 at 2:06 pm to EKG
I appreciate all the info. 
Decided to knock out most of my work for Thursday today and will attempt to talk my way out of actually having to go in so I can leave here early and make to College Station much earlier than I had anticipated so I can have more time to check out everything. The Bonfire Memorial & Bush Library are 2 things I'm definitely going to try to make it to if I have enough time to on Friday. If not, I'll be planning another visit to the area soon enough and actually make it to a game next time around.
Btw, need to go book a room for the Thurs night before Isaac hits and cuts out our power over here. Any suggestions? I'm guessing somewhere close to the campus/Northgate area probably since it sounds like I'll be this are most of the time anyway.
Decided to knock out most of my work for Thursday today and will attempt to talk my way out of actually having to go in so I can leave here early and make to College Station much earlier than I had anticipated so I can have more time to check out everything. The Bonfire Memorial & Bush Library are 2 things I'm definitely going to try to make it to if I have enough time to on Friday. If not, I'll be planning another visit to the area soon enough and actually make it to a game next time around.
Btw, need to go book a room for the Thurs night before Isaac hits and cuts out our power over here. Any suggestions? I'm guessing somewhere close to the campus/Northgate area probably since it sounds like I'll be this are most of the time anyway.
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