Rachel Oakes

Rachel Oakes is a writer for Accidentally Wes Anderson, joining the crew in 2025 with a love for overlooked details and the strange humor hidden in everyday life. Based in New York City, she spends her spare time writing for her Substack, making art for Etsy, and laying the groundwork for a literary magazine. Rachel’s favorite Wes Anderson film is The Grand Budapest Hotel because it is the one she watched most recently. Truthfully, she has seen and loved them all, and whichever one is freshest in her memory usually takes the crown.

New

Luxor Governorate, Egypt

Sofitel Winter Palace Hotel Luxor

Where the Nile meets nostalgia — the Winter Palace in Luxor has welcomed explorers, writers, and kings since 1886.

From the Community
New

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen University Library

A quiet masterpiece of red brick and iron, Copenhagen’s University Library has been keeping knowledge alive — and beautifully housed — since 1482.

From the Community
New

Sydney, Australia

Hornby Lighthouse

Built in 1858 after two devastating shipwrecks, Hornby Lighthouse still stands at the edge of South Head..

From the Community

Porto, Portugal

Club Fluvial Portuense

Club Fluvial Portuense, founded in 1876, remains a living hub of rowing, swimming, and community on the Douro—more working river club than monument.

From the Community

London, United Kingdom

Piccadilly Circus Station

Piccadilly Circus Station, built in 1906 and reshaped underground by Charles Holden, remains the true heart of the square—moving millions quietly beneath the neon above.

From the Community

Basel, Switzerland

St. Johann Capelle

St. Johann Chapel in Basel, plain and modest beside the grand Minster, endures through centuries of shifting use—once a fruit storehouse, now a quiet space for small services.

From the Community

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Escalls Chapel

Escalls Chapel, a stone church near Land’s End, is now best known for its surfboard cross: a seaside landmark blending faith and beach culture.

From the Community

Taipei City, Taiwan

National Palace Museum

Taipei’s National Palace Museum, once exiled from Beijing, holds 700,000 imperial treasures including the famed Jadeite Cabbage and Meat-shaped Stone!

From the Community

San Diego, California, United States

Liberty Station

Liberty Station, once a rigid Naval Training Center, is now a dependable cultural hub where San Diegans gather for art, food, and community.

From the Community

Bucharest, Romania

Ateneo Rumeno

Ateneo Rumeno (The Romanian Athenaeum) is both music hall and time capsule, a space that preserves memory as carefully as sound.

From the Community

Log in

Need an account? Sign up

Sign up

Already have an account? Log In

Enter your email to reset your password

Enter your new password