The Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Mo., has undergone a careful restoration under the historic guidelines of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. | dave hoekstra photos
Wagon Wheel owner Connie Echols sticks with the pen-to-paper registration method for guests.
The Wagon Wheel was one of the first motels where the guest cabins were put together.
CUBA, Mo.— Life spins around. And when it settles into a deep rut, I hit the road. I have found myself at the Wagon Wheel Motel in modest Cuba, Mo., about 85 miles west of St. Louis. Most people think the arch in St. Louis …
