Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures

The Kovals follow up Accidentally Wes Anderson with another eye-catching compilation of oddball travel destinations that bring to mind the film director’s aesthetic. Sifting through more than 50,000 submissions from members of the Accidentally Wes Anderson online travel community, the Kovals showcase sites on every continent, including Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pa., a formerly abandoned train line refurbished in 2014 in a style best described as Industrial-era “pioneer chic”; the wood-paneled Fragata yacht, which ferries passengers to the Galapagos islands; Vermont’s Museum of Everyday Life and its displays of mirrors, toothbrushes, mugs, and other knickknacks; and even the world’s biggest collection of pencils on Granja Arenas, a farm and museum in Colonia, Uruguay. While the book never spells out what makes a destination Anderson-esque (though quaint, whimsical, and brightly colored are common characteristics), the brief histories are irresistibly charming, and the color-saturated photos captivate. Readers will be glad they took the trip. (Oct.)