Tickets & Tours

tour price

Adults $25

Teen $20 (ages 13-19)

Children $15 (ages 6-12)

Children FREE (ages 5 and under)

Edison Ford Self-Guided Tour – Daily

Enjoy a self-guided tour of the Edison and Ford families’ historic homes and gardens at your own pace. The last ticket is sold at 4:30 p.m. daily, and the site closes at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are not required. Available in English, German, French, and Spanish via the free Edison Ford app.

If you would like to listen to audio content during this tour, click here to download the free Edison Ford app. Visitors may also access audio content by dialing a phone number while on site. Audio content covers the homes and gardens, and takes approximately 60 minutes. Allow additional time to view the museum and laboratory, which are also included with your admission.

Purchase Tickets

tour price

Adults $30

Teen $25 (ages 13-19)

Children $18 (ages 6-12)

Children FREE (ages 5 and under)

Edison Ford Guided Tour – Daily

Enthusiastic historians lead groups in immersive tours of the historic homes and gardens of the Edison and Ford families. Allow 60 minutes for the tour and additional time to view the Museum and Laboratory, which are also included.

Guided tours are offered regularly throughout the day, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the ticket counter.

If you would like to listen to audio content after your guided tour, click here to download the free Edison Ford app. Visitors may also access audio content by dialing a phone number while on site.

tour price

Adults $40

Teen $30 (ages 13-19)

Children $16 (ages 6-12)

Children Free (ages 5 and under)

Automotive Tour – Mondays, 10:30 a.m.

The Edison Ford automobile collection includes a number of historic and antique vehicles. This special guided tour focuses on the unique collection and is led by an automotive expert.

Tour time: Approximately 90 minutes.

Tickets for the Automotive Tour are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the ticket counter.

tour price

Adults $50

Teen $35 (ages 13-19)

Children $20 (ages 6-12)

Inside the Homes Tour – Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.

The Inside the Homes Tour takes visitors through normally-closed areas of Thomas Edison’s and Henry Ford’s winter estate homes. Tours are led by Edison Ford curatorial staff and expert historians. Visitors will enjoy rooms not seen during other tours. The tour is offered in a small-group format to allow for questions and discussion.

For persons with limited mobility, please speak with a staff member about special accommodations when making a reservation.

Tour time: Approximately 90 minutes

Spots are limited. Call 239-335-3674 to reserve a spot on the Thursday tour.

On Tuesdays, reservations are first come, first served.

Members receive half off on the Inside the Homes tour.

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tour price

Adults $40 per person for groups of 5 or more people

Garden Tour (Available by Appointment)

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates botanical gardens contain more than 1,700 plants from six continents including flowering plants and trees, fruit trees, palms, bamboo, cycads, vines, roses, orchids, and Florida natives. On this tour, an experienced horticulturist leads visitors through the 20-acre site and highlights the different types of plants and their importance to the Edison and Ford families. Visitors will see the Moonlight Garden, many rare plants and get to go behind-the-scenes in the propagating nursery. Some of the plants in the gardens are available for sale in the on-site Garden Shoppe. Rate for a guided Garden Tour is $30 per person for groups of 10 or more people. Garden tours are by appointment only.

Inquire online or call today to book your tour: (239) 334-7419. We request a minimum two-week advance notice.

Tour time: Approximately 90 minutes.

tour price

Adults $30

Teen $25 (ages 13-19)

Children $18 (ages 6-12)

Children FREE (ages 5 and under)

Führungen in Deutscher Sprache: Mittwoch um 11:00

Mittwochs: Führungen durch die Edison and Ford Winter Estates werden jetzt auch in deutscher Sprache angeboten. Die Führungen beinhalten die historischen Wohnhäuser, den tropischen Gartens.

App- oder telefonische Touren werden täglich in Englisch und Deutsch angeboten.

For German speaking visitors, Edison Ford offers a German language tour led by an Edison Ford Site Historian on Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. The tour includes the historic homes and gardens presented in German.

Tour time: Approximately one hour.
Tickets for the German language tour are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the ticket counter. Allow additional time to see the museum and lab exhibits.

Private Guided Tours

Small groups wishing to have a private guided historian tour should complete our tour inquiry form or call 239-334-7419 for details. Private tours are subject to availability, please allow at least 7 days advance notice.