Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures

Adventure awaits in this new visual odyssey from Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA), taking readers on stunning trips to every continent and sharing oddly moving human tales along the way. For lovers of travel, design, and exploration, AWA presents a brand-new collection of real-world places that seem plucked from the films of Wes Anderson, and the stories that bring each location to life. You’ll venture to Antarctica through the treacherous Drake Passage, make a stop in lesser-known Jincumbilly, Australia (where platypuses outnumber people), discover the bridge in Wisconsin that went to nowhere, and drop into the most peculiar umbrella shop in London. But adventure means nothing without someone to tell the tale. You’ll meet the father of American skydiving, who created the officially-sanctioned center of Earth — a California town with a population of two. You’ll visit the “post office at the end of the world” — and meet its mustachioed letter carrier, who runs an anarchist island nation in his free time. And you’ll travel to a town in the Arctic Circle where cats are prohibited, humans may not be buried, and doomsday vaults hold all we need to survive an apocalypse — including the secret recipe for the Oreo cookie.  Authorized by the legendary filmmaker himself, Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures reminds us that the world is ours to explore.

About the Speakers

Wally and Amanda Koval are the unlikely duo that founded Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA) on Instagram in 2017, growing the community to nearly two million Adventurers worldwide. Their first book, Accidentally Wes Anderson, became a New York Times bestseller published in ten languages, followed by their critically acclaimed second title, Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures. The AWA collection includes a jigsaw puzzle and a book of postcards, alongside their award-winning website and newsletter. Their work has been featured in museums and large-scale exhibitions around the globe. The couple lives with their dog, Dexter, in their hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, where they pinch themselves daily to ensure this extraordinary journey is real.

Matthew Dickey is an artist, urbanist and Streetscape Curator dedicated to connecting people to place. As the Deputy Director for the Boston Preservation Alliance, Matthew aims to elevate the stories of the people that make Boston, Boston, while celebrating the city’s unique architectural heritage. Matthew is an official Accidentally Wes Anderson Ambassador and serves on the Boards of the Shirley-Eustis House Museum and Dorchester Historical Society. His paintings and photographs have been displayed around the world, and he makes regular appearances on the TV Series, Meet Boston with Billy and Jenny.