Thomas Edison Depot Museum — Attraction in Port Huron

I was fortunate to have an unexpected private tour by the Keeper. The Keeper was charming, interesting, knowledgeable, personable, and friendly. I had no idea that Thomas Edison was an inventor of many things. He had about 1,000 patents. In grammar school, I learned he was the inventor of the incandescent light bulb but little did I know that Thomas Edison invented the telegraph, storage batteries, phonograph and even the motion picture projector. There's so much to see jam packed in this small hands-on/interactive museum. There are many interesting facts about his personal life and how some of these inventions/patents came about. It's a perfect opportunity for anyone to study history of inventions and the life of Thomas Edison. Signage is easy to read and understand. ...

Visited from out of town and stopped by the Thomas Edison Museum Depot. We arrived around 4:30 p.m. and noticed a couple leaving with a store representative. When we approached, we were told that tours ended at 4 p.m., which was fine, but I checked the website and saw that the museum store was open until 5 p.m.

I called from the car to inquire, only to be told, “The register is closed.” I explained that we were traveling from Georgia, hoping to purchase something, and was told, “Well, you can come in and look around if you like, but the register is closed.”

While rules are rules, the tone and handling of the situation felt unwelcoming. It left me wondering if others have experienced...

This was our 2nd museum stop of the day and what an interesting hands-on museum. And David the docent was so knowledgeable about Thomas Edison and provided some very interesting facts.

A movie was showing called "The Young Tom Edison" starring Mickey Rooney.

This museum is free, however they do ask for a donation which we gladly did.

We enjoyed this museum very much and enjoyed being able to push buttons and turn handles. Taking us back in time.

At the end of the tour, there is a small gift shop. We spoke to David again and told him we enjoyed him providing us so much more information about...