Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park · NJ
Caution · Glenmont Heat Advisory
The house at Glenmont is currently experiencing high heat conditions. As a result, house tours may be abbreviated or canceled due to safety concerns.
Today, the brick buildings on Main Street in West Orange, NJ seem quiet, betraying little evidence of the research, development, and innovation of their heyday. Visitors can step back in time to Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. Discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world forever.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/edis
- Location
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park (40.785, -74.238)
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Passport stamp locations
- Laboratory Complex Visitor Center
Hours
Laboratory Complextoday: 9:30AM - 4:30PM
- Sat Oct 39:30AM - 4:30PM
- Sun Oct 49:30AM - 4:30PM
- Mon Oct 59:30AM - 4:30PM
- Tue Oct 6Closed
- Wed Oct 7Closed
- Thu Oct 89:30AM - 4:30PM
- Fri Oct 99:30AM - 4:30PM
Upcoming closures: Nov 26 (Thanksgiving Day)
All visitors must go to the Laboratory Complex first to obtain their entry pass and Glenmont Grounds pass. (Glenmont is currently only open on Saturday and Sunday)
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Visitor centers
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- Laboratory Complex Visitor Centertoday: 9:30AM - 4:30PMDirections
Self-guided tours
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Glenmont Grounds Self-Guided Tour20–60 minutes · 10 stops
Using your cell phone, explore the grounds of Thomas Edison's Estate, Glenmont. Learn about the home he shared with his second Wife, Mina Miller Edison, as well as with their children, Madeline, Charles and Theodore.
Laboratory Courtyard Self-Guided Tour2–60 minutes · 19 stops
Using your own cell phone, dial into a tour of the Laboratory Courtyard. Learn how the different buildings were used by Thomas Edison and his Company. Explore stories about the people who worked at the laboratory. You can listen to one stop or all of the stops.
Entrance fees
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- Education/Academic Groups — $10.00
THIS GUIDED WALKING TOUR IS FOR Elementary, Middle, and College Groups to learn about Thomas Edison’s West Orange Laboratory as a working invention factory where ideas became products, and those products became industries we all enjoy today.
- Per Person — $15.00
Children 15 and under free of charge. Visitors may pay the fee on the day of their visit at the visitor center, or may choose to pay it online via Recreation.gov. Visitors to Glenmont and the Edison home must also pay this entrance fee. Credit or debt card payments only.
- Annual Entrance - Park — $45.00
Valid ONLY at Thomas Edison National Historical Park for 12 months from the date of purchase. Permits the cardholder and 3 adult guests' entrance (16 years and older, children 15 and younger are free). Includes Laboratory Complex and Glenmont Estate. All visitors must begin their visit at the Laboratory Complex. Please note: this does not guarantee entry into the mansion at Glenmont.