Edison & Ford Winter Estates

2350 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida

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Phone:

+1 239 334 3614, +1 239 334 7491

Website:

www.efwefla.org

Set in a park-like environment, the Edison & Ford Winter Estates features exhibits and ongoing events that showcase the work of these two renowned Americans. The estates encourage visitors to step back into “old Florida” and experience what life was like back the 1920s.

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It's well kept and in a relatively good part of town. more on Yahoo! Travel

They didn't even give a tour of the Edison laboratory and I learned more history from the museum that adjoined the gift shop. more on Yahoo! Travel

In my opinion, the best part of the experience was looking at the plants and trees on the estate which included an amazingly huge banyan tree (largest in the US, 2nd largest in the world) and the interesting trees (pond apple, mango, lychee, hanging sausage, bamboo) that were scattered through the estate. more on Yahoo! Travel

The Edison & Ford Winter Estates is an unusual sort of museum, consisting of the two homes, associated properties including their gardens, and Edison's laboratory. more on igougo

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Go right after Christmas when the lights are up and the people are gone - best enjoyed without the crowds. more on TripAdvisor

We had a very good day at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates. It was very interesting to see how they lived and learn that these big estates were only for a few weeks in the winter. We had no idea tha ... more on TripAdvisor

The estates show a picture of life way back into the1890's. Edison's home, guest house,and laboratory, Ford's home, and the gardens surrounding both give one a picture of a time gone ... more on TripAdvisor

I can highly recommend a visit to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates - this is our second visit (kids are now 14 and 10) and they said that they had remembered alot from a visit from 4 years ago! It's a ... more on TripAdvisor

Excellent....very interesting....would recommend it more on TripAdvisor

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We visited with my family in July 2005 and really regretted it! It cost $16/person for admission and was not worth it!

The tour involved an uninteresting walk past the Edison winter home (which was under ... more on Yahoo! Travel

It's well kept and in a relatively good part of town. If you like the history of Edison, then you'll love this place. Beside ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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The Edison & Ford Winter Estates is an unusual sort of museum, consisting of the two homes, associated properties including their ... more on igougo

You tour the former winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. The Edison laboratory is facisnating. Also the many plants in the ... more on igougo

Having a plane to catch in Tampa that afternoon caused us to have to hurry through the museum so if you are planning a visit plan ... more on igougo