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    Thomas Edison

    National Historical Park New Jersey

Things To Do

The Black Maria

The Black Maria

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Laboratory Complex

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
 
Glenmont in winter

Snow covered Glenmont

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Glenmont

Visitors must first stop at the visitor center at the Laboratory Complex (211 Main Street) to get a car pass and ticket, before heading up to Glenmont.
**Due to road construction in Llewellyn Park through August 2013, Glenmont may need to close without notice.

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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Did You Know?

Building 11 reconstructed in the laboratory courtyard.

Thomas Edison National Historical Park has one of the most traveled buildings in the Park Service. Building #11 was shipped to the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, MI in 1940 at the request of Henry Ford. No longer needed, it was shipped back to the park in 2003. - In all, it traveled 1200 miles.