Denton, Texas
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.
Quick Facts:
City Established: 1846
Population: 138,541
Fun Fact: Dr. Phil McGraw, the psychologist made famous by Oprah and his own confrontational style of psychology, earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at UNT.