School Groups: Idea to Product the Edison Way

Thomas Edison National Historical Park Tours

THIS GUIDED WALKING TOUR IS FOR Elementary, Middle, High School, and College Groups to learn about Thomas Edison’s West Orange Laboratory as a working invention factory where ideas became products, and those products became industries we all enjoy today.

Goal:
By the end of this program students will connect themselves and their experiences to the historical achievements of Thomas Edison.  

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Need to Know

• Group Tour

  This tour is reserved for schools exclusively. It is intended for Elementary, Middle, High School, and College.

• Group Tours

  The Idea to Product the Edison Way tours are approximately 90 minutes long, with most of the time spent indoors.

• Reservation Fee

  When booking your reservation, please ensure that you account for and pay the $10 Non-Refundable Reservation Fee

• Entrance Fee

  Entrance Fee of $15.00 charged when you arrive in the Visitor Center, at 211 Main Street for your tour. Apply for a Fee Waiver here. 

• Meeting Your Tour Guide

  Meet the guide at the Laboratory Visitor Center, located at 211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ. Tours begin promptly at the scheduled time. Please have your email confirmation form Recreation.gov to show your tour guide.

• Arrive on Time

  Visitors who arrive late will be admitted with an abbreviated tour.

• Ticket Availability

  Tickets will be released for sale 30 days in advance of the date of scheduled tour at 7:00AM ET until midnight the day before the tour. No tickets will be available for purchase the day of the tours or on site at the Laboratory Complex.

• Masks

  Thomas Edison National Historical Park is consistent with CDC guidance regarding Essex County, NJ transmission rates – please check the park website for the most up to date information about mask requirements.

• Rules

  Food and drinks are not permitted inside the Laboratory Complex, except for closed bottles of water.

• Operating Hours for School group tours

  October, November, December, March, April, and May

• Classroom / Group size

  A Group consist of a minimum of 10 students, and Maximum of 30 Students.

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