With some awesome day trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to explore everything that Santa Claus, 17 miles away, has to offer. Soak up the sights beginning with Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari, Lincoln State Park and 1935 Santa Statue. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of Evansville, 30 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, make sure it’s Tropicana Evansville Casino. (But we’d also highly recommend Eastland Mall and Mesker Park Zoo.)