Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers

I really enjoyed visiting the Edison & Ford Winter Estates. I took the Grand Tour which included access to the grounds, a self guided walking tour of the museum, the lab, and a narrated tour of the exterior of the houses. The guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the houses. I do have one little suggestion though that would have made my experience better. If the Grand Tour would have included a guide-narrated tour and perhaps working demonstrations of some of Edison's early inventions, along with a little history of the times, then that would have provided a more enriching experience and made these inventions and the history behind them come alive for everyone. I feel that what people really care about when they think of Thomas Edison are not so much about where he lived and what the inside of his house looked like, but rather how his inventions, and how Edison and those inventions helped influence and shape history as we know it today.

This is a neat place to visit. We did not go into the museum we only did the house tour. It is pricey with tickets costing $25 per person. It is worth the money. It is self guided and they do offer audio head sets to listen if you don't want to read. The grounds are beautiful and very well kept. There is a lot to see and it is interesting attraction.