7. ATONEMENT
The moving adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel explores love and guilt in Britain before and during World War II (opens December 7).

Manor House The owner of Stokesay Court, the mansion in South Shropshire where the film was shot, has begun offering tours. Highlights include the manor's rooms and a grotto near the southern end of the property, about 160 miles northwest of London (011-44/158-485-6238, stokesaycourt.com, $25).

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Historic Shores Robbie (James McAvoy) wanders among soldiers awaiting evacuation in Dunkerque, France. The scene was shot on Redcar Beach, about three hours from London (011-44/845-748-4950, nationalrail.co.uk, from $102).

The Blitz Cecilia (Keira Knightley) takes cover in a Tube station during an air raid. At the Imperial War Museum London, visitors can step inside a reconstruction of a similar 1940s bomb shelter (011-44/207-416-5320, iwm.org.uk, free).

6. THE DARJEELING LIMITED
Three dysfunctional brothers search India for their estranged mother.

Training Wheels The production team procured a train from the Indian government. Director Wes Anderson was partly inspired by an eight-day trip he took aboard the Palace on Wheels, a luxurious train that departs from Delhi (877/463-4299, palaceonwheels.com, eight-day trip from $1,995).

Creative Quarters The crew stayed at the Rohet Garh, a 36-room hotel south of Jodhpur (011-91/291-243-1161, rohetgarh.com, from $113). "Several of the rooms are covered in murals," says production designer Mark Friedberg. "Wes wrote a chunk of the script there."

To the Nunnery The trio (Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, and Owen Wilson) find their mother at a hilltop convent near Udaipur, Rajasthan. For a comparable panorama, head to the Monsoon Palace, built 1,100 feet above the city (011-91/294-241-1535, from $1).

5. INTO THE WILD
To adapt Jon Krakauer's book about Chris McCandless, a college grad who skips law school for a cross-country trek, director Sean Penn shot in eight states and Mexico.

Mighty River Chris (Emile Hirsch) conquers his fear of water by kayaking in the Grand Canyon. Hualapai River Runners leads the only one-day white-water tour of the canyon (888/255-9550, destinationgrandcanyon.com, $318).

Man-Made Mountain In California, Chris visits Salvation Mountain, a hand-painted adobe structure built by Leonard Knight in the Sonoran Desert. Anyone can paint new scenes onto the creation (salvationmountain.us, free).

Alaskan Outback Chris hitches a ride along Stampede Road, a former mining trail that cuts into a spruce forest near Denali National Park. Alaska Travel Adventures runs Jeep tours (800/323-5757, bestofalaskatravel.com, $119).