Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and their families spent winters on adjacent properties at Edison and Ford Winter Estates, which opened to the public in 1947. Explore 8 hectares (20 acres) of land complete with 1929 landscaping, historical architecture, the Edison Botanic Research Lab, and the Edison Ford Museum. Walk through gardens once tended by Mina Edison, filled with bamboo plants, roses, and African Sausage trees, and wonder at the 120 m (400 ft) banyan tree that was planted in the early 20th century. This site offers a rare opportunity to take an intimate look into the homes and lives of two towering figures in American history. Our Fort Myers route planner makes visiting Edison and Ford Winter Estates and other Fort Myers attractions simple, and helps you make a travel plan personal to you.
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Edison and Ford Winter Estates reviews
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We went Mothers Day afternoon and wasn’t crowded.We bought our tickets and elected to take the self guided tour with the phone app and the map.Beautiful grounds and the buildings were all in...
We went Mothers Day afternoon and wasn’t crowded.We bought our tickets and elected to take the self guided tour with the phone app and the map.Beautiful grounds and the buildings were all in... more »
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I am not a museum person, nor a regular visitor of estates. They bore me. But this was an afternoon well spent. We got the guided tour. Worth every penny. Our knowledgeable guide gave tidbits of...
I am not a museum person, nor a regular visitor of estates. They bore me. But this was an afternoon well spent. We got the guided tour. Worth every penny. Our knowledgeable guide gave tidbits of... more »
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Chase was amazing. He has been doing tours for a short time, but he was brilliant with this guide. Chase was knowledgeable, smart, funny, and well informed. He was just as much of the attraction as the property themselves. The 2 go hand in hand. I suggest making Chase one of the attractions. He was as good as any tour guide that we have ever had in any locale, and he has less than 6 months experience .Thank you Chase!!!
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Loved our visit here. We paid the $30 for the guided tour and we loved it. Our guide was fantastic, informative, funny. For us it was well worth it. Tip: the gift shop by the houses is better than the one by the museum, in my opinion. The only thing we wished was that we had a tour of the museum too, our guided tour only took us to the houses. But the museum is FULL of great stuff, we wished we had more time to read all the info!
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