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Santa Claus House

101 St. Nicholas Drive, North Pole, AK 99705
1-800-588-4078; 907-488-2200
Ranked #1 of 1 shopping in North Pole
4.0 of 5 stars 25 Reviews
Type: Specialty Shops, Landmarks/ Points of Interest
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Fairbanks
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2012

Not fabulous but you have to go there don't you? It's Santas house! They do have pretty passable coffee now and great fudge and a place to sit so that's a bonus amid all the christmas tat. More

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Seattle, WA
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
48 helpful votes 48 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 2, 2012

We were visiting the "Christmas in Ice" display next door, saw the sign and stopped in. We don't have kids, but I still really liked this place. First of all, unless you have a heart of darkness, there is something neat about being at Santa's house in the North Pole (yes, I know it's not the real north pole, but... More

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Fairbanks, Alaska
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 27, 2011

It's a dodad shop. The outside is fun for pictures and there are some nice gifts inside but it's really just a gift shop. More

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Rochester Hills, Michigan
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64 reviews 64 reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
111 helpful votes 111 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 6, 2011

This is really a glorified Christmas store with the typical merchandise you would expect to find. I really would have liked to bring home a very unique ornament for our tree, but most of the ornaments were from China and I couldn't find something that was uniquely Alaska. There are reindeer in a pen outside the store, so that would... More

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Victorville, California
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64 reviews 64 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 11, 2011
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I love this place. I was there in June and again in November. I met Santa in June and told him, I was so glad to meet the "REAL" Santa.. He chuckled and we took picturesof our own, so it was all free. He offered us candy and was oh so jolly. It was very cool. We got some homemade... More

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Palmer, Alaska
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 27, 2011
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The ice sculptures behind here were really great. It was super cold thoough, so dress for it. We got good pictures. There was a fee for the ice sculptures, but not the Santa Claus house. More

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Bethlehem, PA, USA
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 15, 2011
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Our family took the quick trip from Fairbanks to the Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska. I must say, I haven't seen anywhere like it before! There is a very large Santa outside which was originally displayed at the World's Fair in New York in the 60s. There is a Reindeer Farm and a very large gift shop with... More

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Omaha, Nebraska
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 13, 2011

Wonderful place to live our Christmas each year. Santa was awesome with the teenage boys...he carried on a long conversation with them until we had others in line waiting behind us. Great place to mail postcards from. The staff is so great, they will even hold your mail for December mail. Great to have the North Pole as your postmark.... More

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Sammamish, WA
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 18, 2011
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Sucked in by the typical tourist trap, this place is a nice quick stop just outside of Fairbanks. We started off our morning by grabbing breakfast to go and driving out to North Pole, Alaska. The Santa Claus House is really the only thing to see/do there, but worth the 8 mile drive. We took photos with the reindeer, shopped... More

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chicago
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 31, 2011
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We drove down to this little town from fair banks...once u reach u see santa's house all decorated and feels like christmas all year round...we saw santa's reign deer out side and the santa's home is a wonder land ...i can imagine when parents go with thier kids its such a cherished time...all the kids were so happy to meet... More

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