• Heavy Machine Shop

    Thomas Edison

    National Historical Park New Jersey

Operating Hours & Seasons

Laboratory Complex

Wednesday through Sunday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Glenmont Estate

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 11:30am - 5:00pm
House Tours are offered between 12:00pm and 4:00pm. A ticketed tour is the only way to enter the house.

**Due to road construction in Llewellyn Park through August 2013, Glenmont may need to close without notice.

Additional Information

Tickets for a house tour are limited and distributed on a first-come first-served basis from the Laboratory Visitor Center.

Did You Know?

Records

In order to compete with his competitor, Edison created the Long Playing Disc. A 10 inch LP was able to Play 24 minutes of music and the 12 inch LP was able to play 40 minutes of music. This record had a larger amount of play time compared to the 5 minute Victorian records.