Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum, Edison State Park

Name: Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum
Address: 37 Christie St, Edison State Park, 08820-3860, United States
Telephone: +1 732-549-3299

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Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum

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The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park, also known as the Menlo Park Museum / Edison Memorial Tower, is a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison, located in the Menlo Park area of Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The tower was dedicated on February 11, 1938, on what would have been the inventor's 91st birthday. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1938 (86 years ago)Coordinates: 40°33'48"N, 74°20'20"W

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37 Christie StMenlo Park - ValentineEdison State Park 08820-3860 United States

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+1 732-549-3299

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Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Woodbridge Center, Menlo Park Mall, Metuchen Borough Hall, Roosevelt Park.

2.2 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge
56 min walk • Woodbridge Center is a major two-level shopping mall located in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9. As of 2022, the mall currently features Macy's, Boscov's, J. C.
2.7 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Menlo Park Mall, Edison
69 min walk • Menlo Park Mall is a two-level super regional shopping mall, located on U.S. Route 1 and Parsonage Road in Edison, New Jersey. The mall has a gross leasable area of 1,332,132 sq ft. Menlo Park Mall is currently owned and managed by Simon Property Group. Anchors are Macy's and Nordstrom.
1.8 miSW
City hall
Metuchen Borough Hall, Edison
46 min walk • The Metuchen Municipal Building, located at 500 Main Street, is the town hall for the borough of Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The two-story concrete building, with brick facade, was built in 2003 and dedicated on September 1, 2005.
0.6 miS
Park
Roosevelt Park, Woodbridge
15 min walk • Roosevelt Park is a 217-acre park located in central east Edison, New Jersey, at Parsonage Road and U.S. Route 1, just west of Menlo Park Mall.
1.9 miSW
City, Area
Metuchen, Edison
48 min walk • Metuchen is a suburban borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The borough is a bedroom suburb of New York City, located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area.
1.8 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Edison
45 min walk • St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Metuchen, New Jersey, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Metuchen.
3.5 miE
Church
First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, Woodbridge
88 min walk • First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located at 600 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, one of the first townships established in the state at the end of the 17th century.
2.2 miSW
Area
Dismal Swamp, Edison
55 min walk • The Dismal Swamp is a marshy area in Middlesex County in central New Jersey. The marshes border the towns of Edison, South Plainfield, and Metuchen. The Dismal Swamp is a wetland ecosystem located in an urban environment.
3 miE
Church
St. James Catholic Church, Woodbridge
78 min walk • St. James Catholic Church is located in Woodbridge, New Jersey. With approximately 4,000 registered families, St. James is one of the largest parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Iselin, Woodbridge
27 min walk • Iselin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 18,695.
2 miS
40°32'6"N • 74°20'49"W
Tano Mall, Edison
51 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre