Texas A&M Campus Walk
Texas A&M opened in 1876 as a small military college on the open prairie of Brazos County. Today it is one of the largest universities in the United States, yet it still holds tightly to traditions that began with a few hundred cadets.
This walk visits 11 stops in a loop that starts and ends on Academic Plaza. You will see where Silver Taps is held, the memorial to the 12 Aggies lost when Bonfire collapsed in 1999, the gateway to the Corps of Cadets, the giant Aggie Ring, Kyle Field and the building dedicated to Aggies who died in war. Several stops are memorials, so please keep your voice low there, remove your hat inside the Memorial Student Center and stay off its lawns.
The core loop takes about two hours on foot. The George Bush Presidential Library sits on the western edge of campus, about 2 km from the center, so allow extra time for that walk or use a campus bus. Begin in front of the Academic Building.
11 stops on this tour:
Academic Plaza - Where Silver Taps Is Held
Academic Building - A Dome Built From Ashes
Cushing Library - From Clay Tablets to The Hobbit
Bonfire Memorial - Twelve Portals Facing Home
Corps Arches - Gateway to the Quad
Haynes Ring Plaza - The Aggie Ring Writ Large
Kyle Field - Home of the 12th Man
Memorial Student Center - A Living Memorial
Rudder Tower - The Ranger Who Remade A&M
George Bush Library - Horses Over the Wall
Century Tree - Where Aggie Stories Begin
Plan your visit
- Route: 11 stops · about 6.3 miles · walking loop
- Time: about 2 hours at an easy pace, with stops
- Start: Academic Plaza (directions)
- Cost: free tour
- Audio: narrated - tap ▶ Listen at the top of any stop
Stops on this tour
- Academic Plaza - Where Silver Taps Is Held
- Academic Building - A Dome Built From Ashes
- Cushing Library - From Clay Tablets to The Hobbit
- Bonfire Memorial - Twelve Portals Facing Home
- Corps Arches - Gateway to the Quad
- Haynes Ring Plaza - The Aggie Ring Writ Large
- Kyle Field - Home of the 12th Man
- Memorial Student Center - A Living Memorial
- Rudder Tower - The Ranger Who Remade A&M
- George Bush Library - Horses Over the Wall
- Century Tree - Where Aggie Stories Begin
More tours nearby
- UT Austin Campus Walk (86 mi) - From the Tower to the Turtle Pond: a walking loop through a century of architecture, art and memory on the Forty Acres.
- San Antonio River Walk and the Alamo (152 mi) - A two-hour downtown loop from the Alamo along the river to the old Spanish plazas, Market Square and back.