Quick Summary:
- Steeped in history and home to one of the country’s most prestigious schools, Exeter has something to offer all visitors.
- Historians should not miss touring the American Independence Museum, which is housed in a building dating back to 1721, and the very interesting Gilman Garrison House Museum, which is even older.
- Visitors can also tour the campus of the Phillips Exeter Academy, a fine co-educational school which dates back to the 18th century.
- When hunger strikes, you can enjoy great food and coffee at Me and Ollie’s Café or excellent farm-to-fork cuisine at Otis Restaurant.
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