Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory are a step back in time, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. Where to the uninformed passerby, the buildings betray little evidence of the industries they once started. Discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world forever.
From the Garden State Parkway take exit 145 or from the New Jersey Turnpike take Exit 15W to Route 280 West. Take Route 280 West to Exit 10. Turn right onto Northfield Avenue. At second light turn left onto Main Street. Go about 0.75 mile to parking on left and Laboratory Complex on the right. From Route 280 East take exit 9. Turn left onto Mt. Pleasant Avenue. At second traffic light turn left onto Main Street. Go about 0.50 mile to parking on left and Laboratory Complex on the right.
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Junior Ranger Program
- Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite
- Industry
- Factories
- Music
- Science, Technology and Innovation
- Tragic Events
- Catastrophic Fires
- Wars and Conflicts
- World War I
- Geothermal
Glenmont - Home of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison purchased Glenmont as a wedding present for his wife Mina in 1886, for the cost of $125,000 USD.
Heavy Machine Shop at the Edison Laboratory Complex
One of main machine shops, where Thomas Edison and his staff worked on research and development, prototypes, and products.
Glenmont Garage
Thomas Edison's poured concrete garage houses both electric and gas powered vehicles belonging to the Edison family.
Park Entrance
Just as Thomas Edison did every morning, visitors can walk in his footsteps by entering the laboratory complex's iron main gate.
Replica Black Maria
The Black Maria was the first building built for the recording of motion pictures. This exact replica of the original was built as a movie set for the film "Edison the Man", starring Spencer Tracy, in 1954.