Where did Santa come from? The Middle East. The original Santa Claus was St. Nicholas, an early Christian bishop who was born in 270, in what is now Turkey. His parents died when he was young ...

Spencer County, Indiana, prides itself on being built around community spirit. It’s home to St Meinrad Abbey and its Benedictine monks. Lincoln City was the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln, who ...

Everything to love about the West Coast comes together in California’s original Surf City: big waves, windswept beaches, craft beer, redwood forests, lounging sea lions, and an old wooden roller ...

From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, why we have different names for the jolly bringer of Christmas gifts You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by ...