2. Stop at the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln A short five miles away from Santa Claus is Lincoln City, where you can find the home where former President Abraham Lincoln spent much of his childhood.

These Indiana towns have names that raise eyebrows and stories that go deep. Here's how 11 towns in the state got their ...

Santa Claus, in Indiana, boasts the only post office registered to Saint Nick. And their Chief Elf, Patricia Koch, aged 91, exclusively spoke to Newsweek.

Santa Claus, Georgia — unlike Santa Claus, Indiana — doesn’t have its own post office. But people can mail a box of stamped and addressed letters or drop them off at city hall.

Christmas Lake Golf Club in Santa Claus, Indiana, offers a festive, scenic course designed by Edmund B. Ault. With beautiful terrain, challenging play, and holiday cheer, it's a golfer’s year ...

North Pole? Southern Indiana? Santa Claus calls both home. And one, a town of 2,579, only 275 miles south of Crown Point, wears its Christmas spirit year-round.

The Santa Claus post office was officially established in 1856, and Santa Claus, Indiana, has continued celebrating year-round, with Christmas- and other holiday-themed businesses and street names.

SANTA CLAUS, Ind., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday World & Splashin' Safari's drone and fireworks spectacular, Holidays in the Sky, returns brighter than ever for the 2025 season. This year ...

Santa Claus, Indiana, is home to a beloved tradition in which volunteers, or "elves," respond to thousands of Christmas letters sent to Santa each year from children from all over.

In Santa Claus, Indiana, Santa's elves receive as many as 35,000 letters a year asking for gifts, assuring Santa will find cookies and milk and even just saying "I love you, Santa." ...

Santa’s Candy Castle, founded in 1935, was the first themed building in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana. It was sponsored by the creators of Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Chief Elf of Santa Claus, Indiana has just received the state's highest award for her life of service to the community. Governor Eric Holcomb said on Friday this year's Sachem ...