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Edison National Historic Site
Fees & Reservations
Edison face on a poster two stories high at West Orange, NJ town hall.
NPS Archives
A thirty foot tall poster of Edison's face displayed at town hall at the opening of the movie "Edison the Man."
 

Individual

Fees
$3.00 - Valid for 7 Days

Fees will be not be charged until the Laboratory reopens.

Details
Children under 16 are admitted without charge. Jr. Ranger activities available daily and are free.

 

America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass

Beginning in January 2007, the National Park Service will join the USDA Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation in the new Interagency Pass Program. This program provides pass holders access into any federal recreation site that charges an entrance or standard amenity fee; some passes also offer discounts on other fees, such as camping. Each pass admits the pass holder and passengers in a non-commercial vehicle at per vehicle fee areas and pass holder plus three adults, not to exceed four adults, at per person fee areas. (Children under 16 are admitted free.)

America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass  will replace the Golden Age Passport, Golden Access and Golden Eagle Passport and Golden Eagle Hologram. These new passes are currently not available at Edison National Historic Site but will be available at Morristown National Historical Park and other National Parks.

All National Park Passes, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Hologram, Golden Access an Golden Age Passports will continue to be honored according to the provisions of the pass. Only paper Golden Age and Access Passports my be exchanged free of charge for new plastic passes.

The talking doll that Edison sold had a ceramic head and metal body.  

Did You Know?
Was Teddy Ruxpin the first talking doll? Think again. Some of the first phonographs that Thomas made were actually talking dolls. The dolls were 18" tall and each had a very small phonograph in its body. The dolls repeated nursery rhymes. You could even buy dolls that spoke different languages.

Last Updated: June 12, 2007 at 13:38 EST