West Orange Attractions

Experience the world's best known inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, in this well-preserved laboratory complex and the home he shared with his wife, Mina Miller Edison.

Glenmont was Edison's home from 1886 until his death in 1931. This Queen Anne-style mansion contains original furnishings with Edison's "thought bench" located on the second floor - this is where he conceived many of his inventions.

The Laboratory includes the Chemistry Lab, the Main Lab, which contains the 1887 Machine Shops, Stock Rooms and Offices and the Powerhouse which now houses a Museum and Visitor Center.

Turtle Back Zoo houses animals in paddock enclosures and features an animal nursery. Visitors can enjoy the walk-through reptile exhibit, the renovated wold woods exhibit and open air picnic pavilion with playground.