American Independence Museum
Exeter's Revolutionary War musuem
The Exeter Bandstand
An architectural gem by Henry Bacon, designer of the Lincoln Memorial. Life in Exeter literaly revolves around its famous bandstand. Public summertime concerts by the nation's oldest contiously organized town band are icing on the cake. It's properly called Swasey Pavilion, by the way, given as a gift to the town in 1916 by Ambrose Swasey.
Exeter Historical Markers
Did you know George Washington's favorite general was from Exeter?
Exeter Historic District
Scenic historical walking tour
Exeter Historical Society
Preserving Exeter's heritage
Exeter Powder House
A restored powder house used in the War of 1812
Folsom Tavern
General George Washington stopped here. Now part of the American Independence Museum.
Gilman Garrison House
A national historic landmark. John Gilman built it as a stronghold to help protect his family and colonial-era sawmill. You'll find it elegant, intriguing and impressive.
Ioka Theater
If it's not the nation's most storied and historically significant small-town theater, we'd like to know what beats it. The gracious Ioka was founded by Exeter local Edward Mayer, nephew of soon-to-be Hollywood mogul Louis B. Mayer. It opened with the premiere of "Birth of a Nation" in 1917 and hosted movies, live performances and community events until the present owner stopped screening films in 2009. Presently offers an upstairs soda fountain and a downstairs cocktail bar.
Phillips Exeter Academy
One thousands kids from all over, 350 courses, a couple of hundred teachers, and Harkness tables everywhere. You'll need about $35,000 to attend for a year but you may poke around the Web site anytime.
Rinks at Exeter
Two rinks for public skating and hockey. Home of Junior Amateur Exeter Freeze team..
Seacoast Art Association Gallery
Downtown Exeter home of the area's club for amateur and working artists.
Swasey Park
Swasey Park and it's half-mile parkway lies along the Squamscott River where Exeter's shipbuilding and port commerce once thrived. The park was a gift to the town from Ambrose Swasey in 1931. Today it is maintained with endowment funds by the local A new pavilion was built in the park in 2006 to host concerts and other events. .
Winter Street Burial Ground
World War I Memorial in Gale Park
Daniel Chester French presented his beautiful and powerful bronze statue, "Mother Town and Soldier Son," to Exeter on July 4, 1922, just months after unveiling his most-recognized work, the seated figure of Abraham Lincoln at the memorial in Washngton. DC. It is located on a triangle of land near the Exeter Inn, across from the Moses Kent House and the Catholic church., at the intersection of Front, Linden and Pine Streets.