Santa Claus House (North Pole)
Santa Claus House
A Christmas-themed gift shop in North Pole town, featuring a giant Santa statue, reindeer and holiday letters postmarked from the “North Pole.”
Located about 25 km southeast of Fairbanks in North Pole town, where every streetlamp is designed like a candy cane. Santa Claus House, a red-themed store that opened in 1952, has a giant Santa statue about 13 meters tall at its entrance, and reindeer can be seen in the courtyard. Inside, the store sells Christmas decorations and offers letters that can be stamped with the North Pole postmark and returned by “Santa Claus.” It is open year-round, admission is free, and it is a common stop on the drive to Chena Hot Springs.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–18:00 (extended during holiday season)
Nearby sights
- Chena Lakes Recreation Area
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline Viewing Point
- Gold Dredge 8
- Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center
- Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum
- Golden Heart Plaza
- Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
- Pioneer Park