How to turn a travel article into a Google Maps list

Updated June 25, 2026

Found a "36 hours in..." article or a best-of list you want on a map? Copying each place into Google Maps by hand is slow. Places builds it from the link.

Paste the article

Open a map in Places and paste the article's link into the add bar. Places reads the page, finds the places it mentions, and adds each one with a photo and a short note, no copying addresses by hand.

Open it in Google Maps

Building the map and viewing it in Places is free. To open it in Google Maps, export to KML, which is a Places Pro feature: the KML file opens directly in Google Maps and other map apps, so your list lands where you actually navigate.

Plan it with others first

Before you export, share the map so friends can add spots, vote, and leave notes. Decide together in Places, then take the finished list to Google Maps for directions.

Start a free map on Places →

A Places map for a Seoul trip: a list of saved spots beside a map of colored pins.