New cinematic travel destinations

A visual journey of discovery to over 200 places around the world that just happen to look like they came from a Wes Anderson film. Whether it's cinema hits such as "The French Dispatch", "The Grand Budapest Hotel" or "The Royal Tenenbaums" - perfect compositions, soft pastel tones, strict symmetries and idiosyncratic details make the visual language of American film director Wes Anderson unmistakable.

Since 2017, countless Anderson fans have been pursuing the goal of tracking down real places that look like his film scenes: magnificent, mostly deserted landscapes, striking architecture, peculiar interiors or bizarre scenery - from lighthouses and swimming pools to cable cars and beach shacks.

For ACCIDENTLY WES ANDERSON, Wally and Amanda Koval have compiled the most beautiful finds from the fan community into a wonderfully quirky collection of photos and enriched them with stories about the origins and significance of the places depicted. The pictures show how beauty often lies in chance - an unusual detail or peculiar architecture can suddenly make the world look like a cinematic scene.

A book for all Anderson fans and those who love aesthetic perfection in everyday life, humor and surprising visual inspirations - with a foreword by Wes Anderson.