On the side of Whiteface Mountain, in a Hamlet of Wilmington, New York, sits the North Pole – home to Santa’s Workshop. Santa’s workshop started as the idea to showcase Santa’s summer home. 

Santa’s Workshop opened on July 1, 1949 and was the first of its kind.  The popularity of the North Pole would lead to the existence of many more theme parks in area including, Land of Makebelieve (1954), Frontier Town (1952 – 1998), Time Town (1970 – 1981), Gaslight Village (1959 –1989), and Enchanted Forest (1956). The North Pole is now among the last of the theme parks in the area.