PHELPS COUNTY PHELPS COUNTY is located in the central portion of the state of Missouri, and is home to the energetic town of Rolla, the largest town in the county. Other smaller towns that play host to the Mother Road include Rosati, St. James, Doolittle, and Arlington.
Totem Pole Trading Post, Rolla Jax Welborn
The county boasts dozens of fun and interesting attractions for visitors, like the Vacuum Cleaner Museum in Rolla and the St. James Winery in St. James, the Totem Pole Trading Post, and Stonehenge Monument in Rolla, and the remnants of John’s Modern Cabins near Newburg.
Vacuum Cleaner Museum, Rolla
John’s Modern Cabins
Stonehenge Monument, Rolla
John’s Modern Cabins, Newburg 18 | Guide to Missouri’s Route 66
Notley Hawkins
Nestled in the heart of Missouri on a dead-end stretch of old Route 66 is John’s Modern Cabins— an abandoned ghost tourist court that had an impactful history not only on Route 66, but also on the state of Missouri as a whole. Today, the decaying remains of the wooden cabins and the faded neon sign are all that remain of John’s Modern Cabins, once a proud staple of the area.
