AUGUST 9 MARKS 40 years since the release of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, the Tim Burton–directed comedy starring Paul Reubens as a man searching for what he loves most: his bicycle. If you’re near one of these locations, grab a bow tie and go pay homage to this Gen X classic.

Santa Clarita, California

Have a burrito at Mi Tierra Mexican Food & Market, which is where the film’s biker bar scenes were shot—and where Pee-wee did the “Tequila” dance in his white platform shoes.

Cabazon, California

After Reubens died in 2023, this roadside attraction’s 65-foot-tall Tyrannosaurus rex, featured in the film, was temporarily repainted with a gray suit and a red bow tie.

San Antonio

“There’s no basement at the Alamo!” a giggling tour guide tells a disappointed and embarrassed Pee-wee in the film. While this is technically true, there is a basement next door, beneath the Alamo gift shop.

Burbank, California

Tour the studio lot where Pee-wee evades security and encounters Godzilla, Santa Claus and the band Twisted Sister.

Pittsburgh

Visitors to Bicycle Heaven, in the Chateau neighborhood, can see one of the 14 customized red-and-white Schwinn DX Cruisers made for the film.

Volo, Illinois

The Volo Museum houses many famous vehicles, including one of the Pee-wee bikes, this one autographed by Reubens. (It sits next to a creepy clown similar to the one in the film.) —Whitney Matheson