CUBA KANSAS
Attractions
Czech out the attractions of Cuba!
Cuba hosts a number of attractions and events throughout the year. Every March Cuba hosts the famous Rock-A-Thon, a week long event that features food, entertainment and rocking in rocking chairs for over 160 continuous hours. Cuba also plays host to the Harvest Festival annually each July, the Harvest Festival features a parade, tractor show and dance along with great food and sand volleyball. Some of the attractions around the city of Cuba are the Czech Stone Carving, Historic Blacksmith Shop, Community Center and many more. There is much to see and do in Cuba, stop in anytime for some outstanding hometown hospitality or plan to attend one of the great events held in Cuba.
Cuba Heritage Center
Cuba’s Main Street is home of a new building with goals of recreating Doc McClaskey’s office, displaying Sokol equipment, and keeping the small town’s heritage alive.
Sokol – an athletic cultural and fraternal organization founded in Czechoslovakia during the mid 1800s…. Learn more about this organization and see some of the original Sokol equipment at the Cuba Heritage Center!
Cuba Community Hall (Ceska Narodin’ Sin – The Bohemian Hall)
The Cuba Community Hall was built in 1930 after a fire burned down the previous hall in the same location. After the fire community members joined together and a new hall was constructed right away. The hall has been a center point of town for many generations playing host to town dances, wedding receptions and the annual Rock-A-Thon. The hall also has a skating rink that is open throughout the year for enjoyment of both young and old.
The community hall is also home to a fully restored original stage backdrop that depicts a scenic view of Prague Czechoslovakia
Cuba Country School Museum
Located on the ease side of Cuba Main Street is the Country School Museum. Take in a snapshot of history and tour a replica of what life was like for country school students of yesteryear. One room country school historical items along with Cuba and Hillcrest Schools memorabilia.
Historic Blacksmith Shop
The historic Blacksmith Shop dates back to the late 1800’s and is located just off of Main Street in Cuba. The shop was restored in 2005 by several local masons and carpenters along with the outer limestone structre all of the tools and kiln were brought back to a fully operationsl shop.
Throughout the year the Blacksmith Shop is open to the public and live demonstratoins are put on to curious onlookers and history buffs. No shop is complete without an antique wagon that dates back to the same era. Call anytime to tour the shop or find times of live demonstrations.
Czech Stone Carving
As a gift to Cuba, Glen Lojka, a Cuba native who now resides in Manhattan created a stone carving. The stone is 7 ft 8 in tall, 5 ft 2 in wide, 18 in deep and weighs over 8,000 lbs.
This carving is a tribute to a typical Czech immigrant family of the late 1800’s that was just unloaded at a train station in a new world.
Glenn started the project in the summer of 2004 and completed it in May of 2005. A dedication ceremony was held on July 16th, 2005 during the Harvest Festival and the stone carving is now on permanent display on Cuba Main Street.