Field note / 2 min read

Less rushing. More good detours.

Use cities, shopping areas and a browser-based saved list to make a flexible collection of exact places for your trip.

Start with the kind of thing you enjoy, then narrow the places by city and area. A short, flexible list is easier to check than a page of brand names.

Choose your kind of thing.

Categories describe what a source says a place offers. Venue types describe the kind of place: a market, a flagship, a department store and so on. You can combine these filters without assuming that one stands in for the other.

A shop’s categories do not establish current stock or every brand represented inside a larger venue. Follow the source when you need a specific item.

Save the place, not just the name.

The Save button keeps the exact place ID in this browser. The Saved places page groups your available records by city, and keeps unavailable IDs visible instead of substituting a different branch.

The list is local to this browser and device. Clearing browser data removes it; there is no account or cloud backup. If browser storage is blocked, the guide tells you that a change was not saved. You can bookmark individual place pages instead.

Share the search that got you there.

Search and filter values are included in the directory URL. Copy that address or use Copy search link to send the same search to someone else. A search link shares the filters, not your private saved list.

Use the address-search link for each place when planning your route in a map service. This guide does not calculate distances or ask for your device location.

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