Henry Ford Estate in Fort Myers Beach, FL

The Henry Ford Estate in Fort Myers Beach, FL was the winter home away from home for the man who started the Ford Empire. Coupled with the winter home of Thomas Edison, these estates have about 250,000 visitors each year making the tour of these homes one of the top ten in the country in regards to national tours.

Henry Ford called his estate "The Mangoes" and will see that his winter home is beautifully maintained and the perfect living testament to how this innovative man lived. The furniture in the home is reminiscent of a time long gone and is totally in keeping the spirit of Henry Ford and the era in which he lived.

Along with the Henry Ford Estate is the one that Thomas Edison built years before that he nicknamed the "Seminole Lodge." Taking a tour of both estates you will see the laboratory that Edison worked in as well as the Model T that was given to him as a gift from Ford himself. The botanical gardens of the Henry Ford Estate and that of Thomas Edison are rather prolific. There are over 1,000 different types of plants and flowers from all over the globe. These gardens are so beautiful that it is a desired spot for weddings.

The view of the Caloosahatchee River is quite lovely and actors stroll the grounds of the Henry Ford Estate and that of Thomas Edison portraying the history of these men so well that you just might believe that you have been teleported back in time.