Bottle Cap Alley is a unique roadside attraction located at the north edge of the Texas A&M University campus,in College Station Texas.
As the name suggests, it is paved with hundreds of thousands – by some accounts, or millions – of beer and soda bottle caps,the Oddity Central reports.
Bottle Cap Alley was officially recognized as a local attraction in the early 2000s, when local authorities recognized its potential as a place of interest for tourists. They installed a large sign over it, and added lights so it could be visited at night and began promoting it as a part of the local sightseeing tour. The move didn’t sit well with many “Aggies” (A&M students and graduates),who accused officials of Disney-fying their decades-customary tradition, but it did turn the once obscure alley into a accepted roadside tourist attraction.
In its heyday, and most of the pavement for Bottle Cape Alley was provided by Dixie Chicken and Dry Beam,but Atlas Obscura reports that neighborhood establishments no longer contribute too much to its preservation. They don’t sell as many beer bottles as they used to and fill become more environmentally conscious. But the unique alley still has a special place in the hearts of A&M students, many of whom save their bottle caps and bring them here by the thousands, or to maintain Bottle Cap Alley alive.
Source: tert.am