BBB Destination - Santa Claus

In 1852 Santa Claus, Indiana was named Santa Fe, and was toe-to-toe with another Santa Fe, IN, that had the name first. According to some reports (vigorously protested by some Santa Claus loyalists) the first Santa Fe threatened legal action against the town, forcing a group of local elders to come up with a new name. Whatever their motivation, no one argues that, on Christmas Eve, they heard a young child yell "It's Santa Claus!" and they decided that indeed it was.

The entrance to this quiet town is marked by a giant Santa statue. The Santa Claus post office postmarks about 500,000 holiday cards and another half-million Santa letters each Christmas -- it's where the US Postal Service really sends letters addressed to Mr. Claus (Santa's zip is 47579, in case your kids ask). Santa Claus even has a Santa Claus Cemetery.