Wagon Wheel Motel
The Wagon Wheel Cabins, Cafe & Station were built in 1935 when the nation was barely out of the depression and the dust bowl had destroyed millions of acres.
Robert W. and Margaret Martin purchased the land in 1934
The Martins hired Leo Friesenhan to do the building of the cabins.
The cabins are built from stone, and they nearly indestructible so they endured for over 75 years. The Wagon Wheel it listed as a spot on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Today Connie Echols is the owner of the Motel she bought it in September 2009. Permanently restorations and updates take place all the time.
| Name of the Roadside Attraction: | The Wagon Wheel Motel |
| Parking: | in front |
| Time required: | take pictures 10 minutes - say hello to the ower or take a room |
| Descripton: | The Wagon Wheel Cabins, Cafe & Station were built in 1935 when the nation was barely out of the depression. |
| Next town: | Cuba, MO |
| Findable: | easy - next to the road |
| Fee area: | no - open for puplic |
| Giftshop: | yes, inside the Motel |
| Food or drinks: | no |
| Kind of attraction: | Route 66 Landmark / Motel |
| Best time to vistit: | all year |
| Address: | 901 E Washington Blvd, Cuba, MO 65453, USA |
| Directions: | Follow Route 66 trough Missouri. From West: Take exit 208 of I-44, follow hwy 19 until the intersection with Route 66 take a right on Rte 66. Drive for about 1 Mile. |
| Opening Hours: | 24/7 |
| Last visited: | October 2013 |
