The Owl and The Pussycat

Named for the English poem by Edward Lear, this impressive Queen Anne Victorian B & B is located in southeastern Virginia's Tidewater region, where the James and Appomattox Rivers merge. Just half-an-hour south of Richmond, and five minutes from I-95, I-85 or Hwy.460, yet in a lovely and quiet historic residential setting. Highlights: Civil War battlefields, cemeteries and museums; affordable antique and collectible shops; award-winning restaurants; historic architecture from 1700's-1800's; Tiffany windows; old plantation tours; auto racing; softball museums; U.S. Army base and museum; riverboat paddlewheeler dinner and music; Union and Confederate military memorabilia and museums; Richmond's arts and culture; Revolutionary War battlefield reenactments; "Lee's Retreat" driving tour to Appomattox Courthouse; English Sally Lunn bread and Bath scones; King's Dominion theme park; "Lee vs. Grant" 1864 Campaign self-drive route; oldest African-American church; golf and tennis; the Siege of Petersburg museum and "The Crater" battlefield; river canoeing and kayaking; Virginia State University and Richard Bland College.