Missouri Route 66 - Cuba

CUBA, MISSOURI. The Route 66 Mural City, with a dozen colorful murals scattered about town. (You need to get out of your 66 convertible to appreciate what Cuba has to offer. Stretch those legs!) The artwork was commissioned by Viva Cuba, a local beautification organization. The town itself was named in 1857 after the island of Cuba, long before the arrival of the Commies. Besides the Wagon Wheel Motel, the city offers 66 travelers a couple of good restaurants, the Crawford County Historical Society Museum, and, of course, the Meramec Music Theatre, with "All the fun of a Branson show without all the traffic."
     It occurred to this traveler that the Route 66 Cafe might qualify as a fixer upper, for the roadie who might want to settle down.