Local Attraction

Set up your base camp in the Exeter area and you’ll be central to just about every form of recreation you can imagine. Whether you want to soak up the historic charm of the area, tour Phillips Exeter Academy, trace your ancestral routes, exercise your mind and muscles, or shop till you drop, it’s all within a short ride in any direction. Spend a busy day exploring and return to the peace and quiet of a New England village under the stars. You may just decide to stay awhile.

Attractions:

  • Ioka Theater: Wonderfully restored vaudeville movie theater showing first-run movies and premier concerts.
  • Phillips Exeter Academy: One of the world's premier prep schools, PEA hosts many fine lectures, concerts and art exhibits year round. Also, walk the well groomed trails of the academy woods along the Exeter River.
  • American Independence Museum: Discover the stories behind America’s revolutionary past and how they relate to your experiences today by visiting the American Independence Museum. Located in historic Exeter, New Hampshire, the museum features stories of the brave men and women who overcame their uncertainties about freedom from Great Britain and established our country. The American Independence Museum exhibits highlight the Society of the Cincinnati, the nation’s oldest veterans’ society, and its first president, George Washington. Among the museum’s permanent collection of documents chronicling the nation’s founding are an original Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence and early drafts of the U.S. Constitution. View these fascinating documents during the museum’s annual American Independence Festival. Permanent collections include American furnishings, ceramics, silver, textiles and military ephemera.
 

 


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