The first thing you see when you get out in parking lot is this enormous set of banyan trees. Actually though it's one large continuous connected tree covering almost 1 acre!
Following the tour, Edison's Seminole Lodge was first.
Henry Ford at one time worked for Edison Light in Michigan and Edison was Ford's mentor who encouraged him to keep working on his automobile idea. Frequent visitors to the Edison's home, the Fords were eventually able to buy the place next door, called the Mangoes.
Following the tour, the next stop was in Edison's backyard to see the pier. It originally extended 1500 feet into the Caloosahatchee. This was where all the materials for building the home came in by barge. At one time there was a bathhouse and seating area with electric lights out on this pier.
The Edison's pool complex.
Edison's moonlit garden - outside and inside.
Some of the solar panels on the property. Edison was a firm believer in developing this technology.
Mommy with the statue of Mina Edison in the garden outside the museum.
More solar panels helping to power the museum.
Inside Edison's main laboratory. This is undergoing refurbishment right now and some of the items had been taken out and put in storage.
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