To honor Henry Ford, automobile icon, Edison and Ford Winter Estates will celebrate his 156th birthday on July 30. The day will start off with a free presentation about Ford at 11:30 a.m. on the museum porch (regular admission prices apply to tours of homes, museum, and lab). Cookies and lemonade will be served. Both guided and self-guided tours are available and visitors can learn about the inventions of both Ford and Edison and how the two men became acquainted. On these tours, site historians discuss the iconic friendship and partnership between these very influential men as well as many other details.