Edison National Historic Site

For more than forty years, the laboratory created by Thomas Alva Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, had enormous impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide.
Out of the West Orange laboratories came the motion picture camera, vastly improved phonographs, sound recordings, silent and
sound movies and the nickel-iron alkaline electric storage battery.

Edison National Historic Site provides a unique opportunity to interpret and experience important aspects of America's industrial, social and economic past, and to learn from the legacy of the world's best known inventor.

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Main Street and Lakeside Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-736-0550 - Visitor Information

By Plane
From Newark Airport take New Jersey Turnpike North and then follow directions below. A cab may also be taken for @ $50.00.

By Car
Approaching from the east: from the Garden State Parkway, take exit 145 onto Interstate 280 westbound. From the New Jersey Turnpike, take exit 15-W onto Interstate 280 westbound. Follow Interstate 280 westbound to exit 10. Make right at end of the exit ramp. Go to the end of the street, and make a left onto Main Street. Follow Main Street for about three-fourths of a mile. Parking is on the left.

Approaching from the west: take Interstate 280 eastbound to exit 9. Make a left at the end of the ramp. At the second traffic light, make a left onto Main Street. Follow Main Street for one-half mile. Parking is on the left.

By Plane
New Jersey Transit, take bus #21
For information Call 1-800-772-2222

Getting Around
Access at the Laboratory is by walking. Visitors must take their own vehicle, about 1 mile, for the drive to Glenmont.

Summers are generally hot and humid. The historic buildings are
not air conditioned, and can get extremely hot. Winters are generally cold with variable precipitation. We recommend
layers of clothing, especially in early spring and late fall.

Part of the tour is outdoors. Come prepared for inclement weather.

Here are some of the activities that are offered at Mount Rainier National Park.

• Educational Programs

Recommended Activities
Tours of the Laboratory and Glenmont are between 12:30 - 4:00 pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. On Saturday and Sunday tours are between 10:00 - 4:00 pm. The site is closed Monday and Tuesday.

Allow three hours to tour the Laboratory Complex, Glenmont, and the visitor center. Glenmont is one mile from the Laboratory Complex, in the private residential community of Llewellyn Park. Allow 15 minutes travel time from the laboratory. Glenmont is available for visits on a first come, first served basis and sells out on busy days.