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North Pole, Alaska: Santa Claus House and Giant Santa

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Address:
101 Saint Nicholas Drive, North Pole, AK
Directions:
East of Fairbanks, at milepost 14 of the Richardson Hwy.
Phone:
907-488-2200
RA Rates:
Major Fun
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Santa Claus statue stares at Naughty or Nice list in his gloved hand.

Santa Claus House and Giant Santa

A gift shop and town (with street lights shaped like candy canes) dedicated to Christmas, with all the trimmings, including the North Pole, live reindeer and the World's Largest Santa.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [12/03/2017]

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Santa's chair.

Santa Claus House and Giant Santa

Gift shop in the Santa Claus House has a lot to offer! You can sit in Santa's Chair and take a pic. Hot chocolate was delicious. Santa is there on select days.

[Lisa, 05/03/2023]

Santa Claus statue.

Santa Claus House and Statue

The Santa Claus statue has been moved to the parking lot while renovations are going on. The shop has a lot of Christmas items, as well as apparel.

[Rose, 09/24/2017]

Santa Land wall mural.

Santa Claus House and Statue

Worth the stop -- lots of souvenirs.

[Trinity, 01/22/2010]

And souvenirs make great Christmas gifts!

Large Santa statue stands atop large colorfully wrapped gift box in the snow.

Santa Claus Statue

Thought the Santa at North Pole's Santa Claus House deserved his own photo.

[Adam Scott Lankford, 04/13/2007]

Guinness has recognized this Santa as the World's Largest: 42 feet tall on an 8-foot base. According to legend, he was built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair and weighs 900 pounds.


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