Cuba, Missouri is a welcoming town

  Viva Cuba members were busy this week meeting and greeting visitors to Cuba. Cuba is a small town with big ideas and a “can do” attitude, and we are always happy to share the accomplishments of Cuba’s citizens with others. Springfield/Joplin area The Mercy Hospital Travel Club, a group of 55 seniors from the Joplin/Springfield [...]

Who needs Cars 2?

With the collection of eye-catching vehicles and happenings on Route 66 in Cuba, Missouri, the new Cars 2 movie might be a let down. The above 1950 Studebaker was spotted on Saturday in front of the Truamn mural and Wallace House. The couple from Ohio had been to Springfield, stopped at the Visitor Center in [...]

William Tell never saw anything like this…

Another in Viva Cuba’s 2010 series about other attractions in Cuba, Missouri to combine with a trip to see the murals… William Tell was a legendary Swiss folk hero who was forced to shoot an apple from his son’s head with a crossbow.  Later, Rossini composed the William Tell Overture. The finale provided background music for [...]