Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum

The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park features the Menlo Park Museum and Edison Memorial Tower as a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison, located in the section of , , .
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  • Opening hours: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Also known as: “Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park”
  • Address: 37 Christie Street, Edison, NJ 08820
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edison National Historic Site and Metropark Station.

Park
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Thomas Edison National Historical Park preserves Thomas Edison's laboratory and residence, Glenmont, in , United States. These were designed, in 1887, by architect Henry Hudson Holly.

Railway station
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is an intermodal transportation hub in the of , . Owned and operated by NJ Transit, the station services trains on the agency's Northeast Corridor Line along with several Amtrak services, including the Acela, Crescent, Keystone Service, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, and Vermonter. is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum.

Hospital
John F. Kennedy University Medical Center, an affiliate of Hackensack Meridian Health, is a 499-bed full-service, acute care hospital, and the home of the JFK Johnson Rehabilitative Institute. is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menlo Park and Iselin.

Neighborhood
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is an unincorporated community within in , in the U.S. state of . In 1876, Thomas Edison set up his home and research laboratory in , at the time an unsuccessful real estate development named after the town of .

Suburb
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within , in , in the U.S. state of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located within in , in the U.S. state of . The neighborhood began as colonial village that was part of adjacent .

Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum

Latitude
40.56357° or 40° 33′ 49″ north
Longitude
-74.33928° or 74° 20′ 21″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
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