Things to do in Denton TX

Located on the far north end of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in North Texas on Interstate 35, Denton is known for its active music life; the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, and 35 Denton Music Festival attract over 300,000 people to the city each year.

Attractions in DentonBayless-Selby House Museum. ... Campus Theatre. ... Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center. ... Courthouse Museum-on-the-Square. ... Denton Community Theatre. ... Denton County African American Museum. ... Denton Firefighters' Museum. ... Murchison Performing Arts Center.More items...

The combined sales tax rate for Denton, TX is 8.25%. This is the total of state, county and city sales tax rates. The Texas state sales tax rate is currently 6.25%. The Denton County sales tax rate is 0%.

Denton is a city in Texas within the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. In its center, the striking Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum explores local history. Nearby, the Bayless-Selby House Museum is a grand Queen Anne–style home with Victorian interiors. Outdoor sculptures dot the University of North Texas campus. Southeast, huge Lewisville Lake is ringed by parks and marinas, and full of bass and catfish.

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Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center

Nature and hiking

Old Alton Bridge, also known as Goatman's Bridge, is a historic iron truss bridge connecting the Texas cities of Denton and Copper Canyon. Built in 1884 by the King Iron Bridge Manufacturing

Denton County Courthouse-on-the Square Museum

Exhibits exploring the history of Denton

Lake Ray Roberts

Lakes, parks, fishing, camping, and hiking

Lake Ray Roberts is a 29,350-acre reservoir located 10 miles north of Denton, Texas, between the cities of Pilot Point, Texas and Sanger, Texas. It is filled by a tributary of the Trinity River

Lewisville Lake

Reservoir area for fishing & boating

Fishing is a popular activity at this large, scenic reservoir with beaches & boat launches.

Old Alton Bridge

Hiking

Indoor-outdoor aquatics center offering lap swimming, water slides, a wave pool & a lazy river.

Barley & Board

Brewpub in a vintage brick building offering dozens of beers on tap & New American bar fare.

Denton, TX

Fast service · Cozy · Casual

Boca 31

Creative takes on tacos, empanadas & more crafted in down-home digs with outdoor deck seats.

Denton, TX

Comfort food · Outdoor seating · Small plates

Hannah's

Gourmet global tapas, seafood & chops crafted with local ingredients in a former blacksmith shop.

Denton, TX

Happy hour food · Comfort food · Outdoor seating

Rooster's Roadhouse

Down-home joint with a bar & booths serves baskets of pit barbecue & burgers with housemade chips.

Denton, TX

Happy hour food · Late-night food · Comfort food