Santa Claus House

Shop a Christmas store open all year, see live reindeer, and pose beside a 50-foot Santa statue in North Pole.

101 St. Nicholas Dr · North Pole, AK

About Santa Claus House

Santa Claus House began as a trading post founded in 1952 by Con and Nellie Miller, and it served as North Pole's post office into the early 1970s. Today it is a holiday store with ornaments, Alaska gifts and clothing, plus live reindeer outside and a 50-foot Santa statue for photos. Its signature item is the Letter from Santa, a tradition as old as the shop, mailed with a Santa Claus dollar and a Good List sticker.

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#santa claus
#roadside attraction
#reindeer
#gift shop

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