The Santa Claus House, a famous year-round Santa attraction in Alaska, is in North Pole.
North Pole is a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, despite being far from the geographic North Pole. Its name was chosen in the hope of attracting a toy manufacturer that might use a North Pole identity, but the city became associated with Christmas tourism instead.
The Santa Claus House developed into a major roadside attraction featuring Santa-themed merchandise, holiday decorations, giant outdoor displays, and visits with Santa. The city also uses Christmas imagery in public decorations and local branding throughout the year.
North Pole, Alaska, is not Santa’s traditional mythical home in the same sense as folklore’s workshop at the Arctic North Pole. It is a real Alaskan community whose name and businesses deliberately connect it to the popular Santa Claus story.