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Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park is a tourist attraction in Edison, NJ.

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Dilip Tiwari -Google user

5 months ago

Only 3 parking spots. One is reserved for physically challenged person. Nicely maintained Memorial. They also have a walking trail. Garden is well maintained. They have a bulb 💡 at the tower top. They have famous lines from Mr Edison quoted here. Also his journey...Read More

shannon realtor -Google user

9 months ago

GREAT local museum! So much history to be explored here. The first ever street lit by electric light is the street the museum is located on. Very friendly and informative staff. So many great facts to be found here, Jersey pride! It's a must visit!...Read More

V Sridhar -Google user

a year ago

A compact venue with two rooms. However, what is in those rooms counts far more. The volunteers and the team on the ground give a great walk thru. I have been to many museums with big grounds and panels of information. However, what i got to...Read More

Galyna Shulimova -Google user

a year ago

Walkable from the Metropark station, but you need to walk without a sidewalk. The museum works just a few days per week. I didn't visit the museum itself.

Maria K -Google user

3 years ago

We reserved tickets for a Saturday visit to the museum and a visit to the tower. They are open on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. Our guide was quite knowledgeable and played several Edison phonographs for us. It was quite interesting to hear them play....Read More

Alison Williams -Google user

2 years ago

You will be welcomed into the museum with a cheerful smile. The tour was fascinating and the guides were very knowledgeable. The building is a little small however, there are plans to make it larger. The museum was packed with interesting facts and plenty to...Read More

Dmitry Y. -Google user

a month ago

It was a somewhat psychedelic experience to see an immense Art Deco structure erected in countryside surroundings. There is a very small museum on the side with real historical artifacts from that period and the tour was surprisingly very good and informative. Great stop, even...Read More

Anne Hathaway did not spit in my food. -Google user

4 months ago

Be sure to take a guided tour & talk of & about the museum's exhibits. Then walk the grounds of Edison Park. On a different day, check out the Thomas Edison Nat'l Historic Site (his factory), which may take the whole day! Visited on Weekday Wait time Up to...Read More

Amit Ganguly -Google user

a month ago

The museum doesn’t seem very large from the outside, but there’s a wealth of information inside. As a local, it’s still hard for me to process the idea that it’s the site of the first incandescently-lit street in the world. The tour was great and...Read More

Jerry Pinaha -Google user

5 months ago

We did not go into the museum. My wife and I took a ride with our dog and decided to take a look at this site. Very comfortable grounds with benches and luckily plenty of shade. It was a very hot day. Very impressed with...Read More

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