Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Winter estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford in Fort Myers, with Edison's restored botanical research laboratory, a museum with antique cars, historic homes and gardens.
Ways to visit
Self-guided tour (homes, gardens, museum, laboratory) Open
- What you see
- Exhibits, Grounds, Inside touredisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk in · about 1.5 hoursedisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunDaily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., last admission 4:30 p.m., closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. The site suggests at least 90 minutes.Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas DayCalendar ↗edisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26 · edisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not required · same day possible · online or on siteReservations are not required.Book ↗edisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult: $28 · Teen 13-19: $20 · Child 6-12: $15Children 5 and under and members free; veterans $2 off. Parking is free.edisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- Photography: Yes. Personal photography encouraged; no drones, and no video or audio recording of tours.
- Languages
- · Materials: English, German, French, Spanish
Guided tour of homes and gardens Open
- What you see
- Exhibits, Grounds, Inside touredisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Scheduled tour · about 60 minutesedisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunTours leave roughly every 30 to 60 minutes between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., sometimes as late as 3 p.m.; the schedule varies by day. Allow about 2.5 hours with the museum and laboratory.Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Dayedisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not required · same day possible · on siteFirst come, first served at the museum ticket office; sold only on the day of the tour.edisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult: $35 · Teen 13-19: $28 · Child 6-12: $20Children 5 and under free. Includes the museum and laboratory.edisonfordwinterestates.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
- Languages
- Guides: English
About
The estates hold Edison's and Ford's winter homes, twenty acres of gardens, a museum and the botanical laboratory where Edison, Ford and Harvey Firestone worked on rubber. General admission is a self-guided visit, and a guided tour of the homes and gardens is sold at the ticket counter on the day. An automotive tour on Mondays and an Inside the Homes tour on Tuesdays and Thursdays also exist but are not covered here.
Run by: Edison and Ford Winter Estates.
Getting there
2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL, 33901
Entrance on McGregor Boulevard (State Road 867); free parking; bus and RV parking reached from Larchmont Avenue.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (26.63478, -81.87959). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Edison Ford: 239-334-7419
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- edisonfordwinterestates.org · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name
- geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineadd… · US Census Bureau geocoder · read 2026-10-26For: location
- edisonfordwinterestates.org/visit/contact-us/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: street address
- edisonfordwinterestates.org/visit/visitor-information/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: phone and email; Self-guided tour (homes, gardens, museum, laboratory): open or closed; Self-guided tour (homes, gardens, museum, laboratory): requirements; Guided tour of homes and gardens: requirements
- edisonfordwinterestates.org/visit/tickets-tours/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Self-guided tour (homes, gardens, museum, laboratory): what you see; Self-guided tour (homes, gardens, museum, laboratory): kind of visit; Self-guided tour (homes, gardens, museum, laboratory): days and hours; Self-guided tour (homes, gardens, museum, laboratory): booking; Self-guided tour (homes, gardens, museum, laboratory): cost; Guided tour of homes and gardens: open or closed; Guided tour of homes and gardens: what you see; Guided tour of homes and gardens: kind of visit; Guided tour of homes and gardens: days and hours; Guided tour of homes and gardens: booking; Guided tour of homes and gardens: cost
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