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Dearborn, Michigan
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Thomas Edison's original Menlo Park laboratory was moved from New Jersey to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1929 by Henry Ford.
The laboratory is part of The Henry Ford, a sprawling museum complex that includes the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village.
It was here that Edison developed the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb, and numerous other inventions that changed the world.
Edison's Menlo Park is often credited as the world's first industrial research laboratory, setting the standard for modern R&D facilities.
Between 1876 and 1886, Edison and his team filed over 400 patents from this location.
Visitors to Greenfield Village can explore the reconstructed laboratory and learn about Edison's life and work through interactive exhibits.
