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Explore the Magical Real-Life North Pole

The North Pole is not only real, but the small Alaskan city is as magical as you might imagine. With the motto “Where the spirit of Christmas lives year ‘round,” the North Pole is home to the actual Santa Claus House where children’s letters are received and promptly answered. Candy cane-striped street lights line roads like Santa Claus Lane and St. Nicholas Drive in the city, which is home to 2,200 residents. There’s a 45-foot-tall Santa welcoming visitors, not to mention an ice park with holiday-themed sculptures and life-size slides. If you make the trip, it would be hard to miss seeing jolly old St. Nick. There are three white-whiskered men who don the big red suit, one of whom, the president of the local chamber of commerce, even legally changed his name to Santa Claus. Read more about the magical North Pole here.