About this city
Exeter is a deeply historic, architecture-rich academic stronghold and riverport metropolis beautifully positioned at the navigation head of the tidal Squamscott River in southeastern New Hampshire. Founded meticulously in 1638 by exiled puritan minister John Wheelwright, the town served proudly as New Hampshire's revolutionary capital during the American Revolutionary War. Today, Exeter is internationally renowned as home to Phillips Exeter Academy, one of the world's most elite and historic preparatory schools, maintaining an evocative red-brick old-world charm alongside progressive fine arts culture.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
View original rare copies of the Declaration of Independence at the American Independence Museum, stroll past grand historic brick academic squares downtown, and hike paths at the Henderson Swasey Center.
