Large salmon colored Victorian mansion with green lawn and blue sky
Thomas Edison purchased Glenmont as a wedding present for his wife Mina in 1886, for the cost of $125,000 USD. NPS Photo

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

National Historic Site · New Jersey · National Park Service

Today, the brick buildings on Main Street in West Orange, NJ seem quiet, betraying little evidence of the research, development, and innovation of their heyday. Visitors can step back in time to Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. Discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world forever.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone
973-736-0550
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

Directions on Google Maps →

What's here

Highlights: Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite · Industry · Factories · Music · Science, Technology and Innovation · Tragic Events · Catastrophic Fires · Wars and Conflicts · World War I · Geothermal

Activities & features: Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Junior Ranger Program

Photos

  • Large work space room with machines connected to belts and pullies
    NPS Photo
  • Cream colored, two story cement building surrounded by large trees
    NPS Photo
  • Small red building next to large brick building with a water tower in the background.
    NPS Photo
  • Large black building covered in tar paper surrounded by a barrier fence
    NPS Photo

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12