Every Christmas season, letters to Santa flood in from kids around the world — but in Santa Claus, Indiana, volunteers become Santa’s elves to ensure every child gets a reply. This small town, ...

Welcome to Santa Claus, Indiana: a real-life town that celebrates Christmas all year long. This town is jolly 365 days a year, with plenty of holiday-fueled fun (including numerous Christmas-themed ...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (in Indiana). And every year, tens of thousands of letters to the Man in Red make their way to Southern Indiana, where volunteer "elves" at the Santa Claus Museum ...

Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana was America’s first theme park. Did you know Indiana is home to America’s first theme park? Holiday World, then known as “Santa Claus Land,” opened in 1946...9 ...

Because a town called Santa Fe existed in the north of the state, the townfolk had to scramble quickly to come up with another name, the story goes. With Christmas just a few weeks away, they decided ...

For most of us, Christmas time comes just once a year, but in Santa Claus, Ind., this holiday season is a month-long celebration beginning at the end of November with an official tree lighting ...

About a 2.5-hour drive from Cincinnati sits the small town of Santa Claus, Indiana. It's basically Christmas all year long in the town of about 2,500 people. But during the holiday season, the town's ...

Patricia Yellig Koch was four years old when the 40-ton, 22-foot-high statue of Santa Claus was erected on the top of a knoll in Santa Claus, a dot of a place in southern Indiana. With a population of ...