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Operating Hours & Seasons
Laboratory Complex
The Laboratory Complex is open Wednesday through Sunday 10am – 4pm. The park is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Standard Hours
- Sunday:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Thursday:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Friday:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Saturday:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Glenmont – Edison’s Home
The extensive preservation work at Glenmont is complete. The Estate is now open from October 13, 2017 until January 7, 2018. Tickets and passes to the home are only available at the Laboratory Complex Visitor Center and must be obtained before going to the home. For more information call 973-736-0550 ext. 11. The park is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Standard Hours
- Sunday:11:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday:11:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Saturday:11:00 AM-4:00 PM
Fees & Passes
Entrance Fees:
- $10.00 – Thomas Edison NHP – Per Person Entrance Fee
A per person entrance fee is charged for anyone 16 years of age and older. Anyone under 16 years of age is free. It is valid for seven days. It admits the visitor to programs and buildings open to the public during their visit. Some buildings/programs require a ticket as there is limited space. There is no extra charge for the tickets which are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis the day of the program. - $5.00 – Laboratory Complex Audio Tour
Permits the use of the audio tour equipment for the day’s visit. The tour has several opens: a standard audio tour, family or children’s version, plus numerous in-depth stops along tour route. The standard tour is also available in German, Spanish, and Japanese
Entrance Passes:
- $40.00 – Thomas Edison NHP Park Specific Annual Pass
Valid at Thomas Edison NHP for 12 months from date of purchase. It permits the card holder and three other people entrance into the park and programs.
About
Where Modern America Was Invented
Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory are a step back in time, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. Where to the passerby, the buildings betray little evidence of the industries they once started. Discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world forever.
Directions
From the Garden State Parkway take exit 145 or from the New Jersey Turnpike take Exit 15W to Route 280 West. Take Route 280 West to Exit 10. Turn right onto Northfield Avenue. At second light turn left onto Main Street. Go about 0.75 mile to parking on left and Laboratory Complex on the right. From Route 280 East take exit 9. Turn left onto Mt. Pleasant Avenue. At second traffic light turn left onto Main Street. Go about 0.50 mile to parking on left and Laboratory Complex on the right.
Visitor Centers
Laboratory Complex Visitor Center
The Laboratory Complex Visitor Center serves as the park’s orientation center. Fees are collected and program tickets are distributed from the building. The park offers several movies including an orientation movie and Edison’s historic black and white film “The Great Train Robbery”. The park’s Museum Shop and the restrooms and water bottle filling station are located in the Visitor Center as well.
Weather
Spring and Fall weather can be cool, summer is usually warm and humid and winter is frequently snowy and cold. It is recommended that visitors dress for the weather. Visitors may need jackets or rain gear as they will be walking between buildings as they tour the park.
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