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Thomas Edison National Historical Park

07052 West Orange, NJ, United States of America (USA) (New Jersey)
Address 211 Main Street
 
 
Floor area 1 858 m² / 20 000 ft²  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Heritage- or City Museum
  • Architecture
  • Craft
  • Electric motors/generators/pumps
  • Telephone / Telex
  • Morse technology
  • Gramophone (no electrical sound transmission)
  • Lamps and Light
  • Electrical Applications
  • Industry / Production Technology
  • Movie recording and playback

Opening times
 mid-March - December: Thursday - Sunday: 10am - 4pm EST

Admission
Status from 02/2024
 We don't know the fees.
Contact
Tel.:+1-973-736 0550 11  eMail:http://www.nps.gov/contacts.htm  
Homepage
to Location / Directions
www.nps.gov/edis/index.htm
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Location / Directions
N40.783965° W74.233950°N40°47.03790' W74°14.03700'N40°47'2.2740" W74°14'2.2200"
From the Garden State Parkway take exit 145 or from the New Jersey Turnpike take Exit 15W to Route 280 West

You must visit the Laboratory Complex Visitor Center to obtain your tickets for both Glenmont and the Laboratory Complex.

Public Transportation: New Jersey Transit, take bus #21
Description

Spend a morning or afternoon exploring the estate of Thomas and Mina Edison called Glenmont. Thomas Edison purchased this grand estate for his new bride Mina Miller Edison in 1886. It is here that the Edisons raised their children, entertained friends, family and Edison business associates. Spend some time wandering the grounds and see why Thomas and Mina loved their home.

Come visit the recently opened Laboratory Complex. Explore 20,000 square feet of additional exhibit space, including two floors of the main laboratory building that has never before been open to the public. Spend an hour or spend the day. The Laboratory is now a self guided experience so you can pick and choose what's interesting to you.

Thomas Edison's chemistry Lab.
Throughout the day ranger led programs will be running at the Laboratory Complex. Look for posted times in the visitor center. These programs include: a phonograph demonstration, a tour of the chemistry building, and a talk and closer look of the Black Maria. For more information about these programs follow the link.

Edison's Black Maria In 1893, the world's first film production studio, the Black Maria, or the Kinetographic Theater, was completed on the grounds of Edison's laboratories at West Orange, New Jersey, for the purpose of making film strips for the Kinetoscope
 

Things to do

While visiting the laboratory Complex you can:
* View the Invention Factory a 20 minute orientation film
* Watch "The Great Train Robbery" a silent movie from 1903
* Wander the courtyard to see and learn about the Black Maria
* Explore all 3 floors of the Main Laboratory Building (Building 5)
* Take an audio tour (additional cost) of the Laboratory Complex
* Take a tour of the Chemistry Lab (check the Visitor Center for tour times)
* Make sure to check for any special tours or programs when you arrive at the Visitor Center.
* Kids can also earn their Jr. Ranger Badge

While you're visiting the Glenmont Estate be sure to:
* Take a tour of the Edison's 29 room Queen Anne style mansion
* Explore the estate grounds and outbuildings
* Take a cell phone tour of the grounds.
* Visit the Garden Shop located in the Potting Shed
* Earn your Junior Ranger badge
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