The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park

Welcome to Menlo Park

Thomas Edison was an unknown young inventor when he moved his experimental facilities to the tiny village of Menlo Park, New Jersey, in 1876. Then, in a six-year burst of astonishing creativity, he patented approximately 400 inventions, including the phonograph and devices for electric light and power generation, and he revolutionized the process of invention itself. Known around the world as the Wizard of Menlo Park, Edison made himself and Menlo Park famous, and to this day, both names are synonymous with the spirit of invention.

The renovated museum has re-opened with all new exhibits!

Located within Edison State Park, the Center consists of the Art Deco Edison Memorial Tower and a small museum devoted to Thomas Alva Edison's time of immense creativity at Menlo Park. The museum, located at 37 Christie Street, Edison, New Jersey, is open:

Thursday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The non-profit Edison Memorial Tower Corporation (EMTC) invites you to both visit the museum and Tower and explore our website for the exciting plans to "reinvent" Menlo Park in order to better honor and interpret the site's tremendous historic significance. The reinvented Menlo Park, which will consist of a restored Tower, a newly constructed museum, outdoor interpretive exhibits, and a rejuvenated 36-acre Edison State Park, will provide an important cultural and civic amenity to Edison Township and the surrounding area.

The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park and Edison State Park are jointly administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Parks & Forestry; the Township of Edison; and the Edison Memorial Tower Corporation.

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