North Pole Alaska Alaska vacation day 13 This is the Santa Claus House, basically a tourist trap with lots of Christmas items for sale. The giant Santa and sled. A reindeer, obviously not Rudolph. Two more reindeer. Inside the Santa Claus House. The town has a population of about 2,200. It keeps the Christmas spirit year round. The light poles are candy canes! Even McDonald’s gets in on the act.