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Menlo Park Attractions

Thomas Alva Edison moved to Menlo Park in 1876. He conducted many field experiments here and created the first Christmas holiday light display in the area.
Thomas A. Edison Memorial Tower and Menlo Park Museum
While living in Menlo Park, Edison received over 400 patents on items including the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph and the electric railroad car. The Tower is located on the exact spot where Thomas Edison had his laboratory, the first modern Research and Development center in the world.

The museum contains some of Edison's inventions and products from the Thomas A. Edison Company.
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