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Edison & Ford Winter Estates

2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, Florida 33901 USA

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“the winter homes of Edison & Ford”

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates contain a historical museum and 17 acre (6.9 hectares) botanical garden on the adjacent sites of the winter homes of Thomas Alva Edison and Henry Ford beside the Caloosahatchee River in southwestern Florida. Edison's botanical garden contains more than a thousand varieties of plants from around the world, including African Sausage Trees and a 400-foot (120 m) banyan tree given by Harvey Firestone in 1925.

Reviewed by
Meredith R.

February 03, 2024

I'll be honest. The Edison/Ford estate is some place I knew we should visit, but I wasn't chomping at the bit to go. With out-of-town visitors, I subscribed to the adage, 'no better time than... Read more

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Pat B.

April 11, 2024

Just overall disappointing unless one is a botanist.. now obviously I am in the minority of Yelpers.. First, the ticket agent questioned my daughter in law about her military Id as being a... Read more

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Marti S.

January 25, 2024

Whoever knew that Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were friends?! AND that they bought homes all but side-by-side in Fort Myers?! AND that those homes and grounds have been turned into a *totally*... Read more

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