College Station Named “Best Party City” Due To Proximity To Austin, Houston
Last Friday, U.S. News & World Report named College Station the “Best Nightlife” hotspot, awarding it #1 in Best Party Cities in the U.S. The magazine cited the city’s average distance between Austin and Houston as a leading factor in the “vibrant nightlife” of College Station.
Considering the number of entertainment options in Austin and Houston, College Station clinched top honors not for what it has, but for its proximity to where the action really happens, making it the ultimate pregame parking lot. Here, the main event is the weekly rush to I-45, as Aggies transform every football defeat into the perfect reason for a getaway.
“It’s not just about having fun in College Station,” geography senior Ryan Caldwell said. “It’s about having fun getting out of College Station.”
In fact, the consistent sense of loss could be a driving factor in the city’s buzzing party scene. Here, being the gateway to Austin and Houston isn’t just geography — it’s practically a major. After all, what else is there to do? Taking a nostalgic walk around Northgate, marveling at all the places that seem to close as fast as they open? Stopping by Big Shots, where taking a few swings at golf is somehow supposed to fill the void? Everything’s bigger in Texas — even the reasons to leave College Station for a night out!
But true Aggies know the secret. Who wouldn’t want to trade a mundane evening in a sleepy town for a wild night out where the drinks are cold, the music is loud and the only thing more exaggerated than Texas pride is the size of the hangovers you’ll be nursing the next day?
— Rev’s Rave Yard
If you ever find yourself at the Reveille graveyard by the north end of Kyle Field, stop and listen for a moment. If it’s the morning, you might hear Company E-2 jogging over to come haze their freshmen and PT on top of the decaying canine bodies. But, if it’s night time, you just might hear the thumping of a bass. Go to the nearest manhole cover, climb down the ladder, and follow the flashing lights to see what’s really below those tombstones: the best nightclub in all of BCS. Whether you’re there for the music, the drinks, or the ever-enduring Aggie Spirit emanating from the Reveille’s’ corpses, you’ll find Rev’s Rave Yard DJing on the stage and throwing the best party every weekend. And y’all already know, the party doesn’t stop ’til Rev barks.