Cuba (Missouri)

Access is normally by road; Cuba is part of the Route 66 which once joined Chicago and Santa Monica. Route 66 in Missouri was entirely bypassed by Interstate 44 in the 1970s, with almost all signage removed from the state by 1979.
There is a Cuba Municipal Airport () with two runways, but no local control tower and no scheduled air service.

There is one local taxi, Cuba Cab at +1 573-885-7433.

• Cuba Jail

  address: SW Main at South Prairie
  The "calaboose" is a tiny, historically-listed freestanding one-room concrete block structure used as a town jail from 1908-1954.

• Viva Cuba Mural Project

  address: Rt. 66
  12 Outdoor Murals along the Rt. 66 Corridor

• Fanning 66 Outpost

  phone: +1 573 885-1474
  address: 5957 Route ZZ, Cuba
  A general store and souvenir shop in a tiny village four miles west of Cuba on Route 66. Listed by Guinness as home of the World's Largest Rocking Chair in 2008; it lost this record to Casey, Illinois in 2015. The Route 66 Rocker stands just over 42 feet tall.

Events

• Route 66 Cuba FestOne weekend, mid-October, festive activities and live music.

• All in Stitches Mercantile

  address: 110 S. Smith St.
  Sells reproductions of American Civil War clothing and accessories.

• Missouri Hick Bar-B-Q

  address: 913 E. Washington (Old Route 66)
  great bbq with more than fair pricing! Another must stop joint for the foodie road warrior on Route 66. Outstanding hickory-smoked BBQ and killer cobbler. Food like this is why Americans need to drive giant vehicles.

• Best Western

  address: 246 Highway P

• Holiday Inn Express

  address: 97 Ozark Dr.

• Super 8

  address: 28 Highway P

• Wagon Wheel Motel

  phone: +1 573-885-3411
  address: 901 E Washington St.
  Oldest continuously-operating motel on US Route 66 (established 1938), three fieldstone buildings with 19 rooms and neon signage, listed as historic district on National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Restored 2011 with HDTV, wi-fi, souvenir shop, laundry, motorcycle parking, deck and pavilion.

• Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at exit 208 on I-44. T-shirts, coffee, water, rest rooms, free WiFi and tourist information.