How to Save Places From TikTok and Instagram to a Map

The short answer: By hand, look up each place in Apple Maps and add it to a Guide. Automatically, connect TikTok and Instagram to Captr and let your screenshots sync. Captr recognizes the restaurants, cafes, shops and sights in your saves and puts them on its Go Out map, sorted by distance from you and filterable by city. Directions are one tap away, and saves from the same trip group into lists like "Weekend in Montreal."

Why saved places get lost

People save a lot of travel and food videos and go back to very few of them. The place name is often only in the caption or a sticker. The video sits in your saves among recipes and outfits. When you're finally in that city, you'd have to remember that you saved something, then scroll to find it, then look it up on a map. Most people give up and search "best brunch near me" instead.

Option 1: Build a map by hand in Apple Maps

1. When you save a video about a place, find the name in the caption, the stickers or the comments.
2. Search for it in Apple Maps.
3. Add it to a Guide, for example "Lisbon" or "Date night." Create a new Guide the first time.
4. When you're there, open your Guide to see everything on the map.

This works if you do it for every place, every time. It takes a minute per place, and the videos you already saved stay where they are.

Option 2: Let Captr map them for you

It brings in your saves. Connect TikTok and Instagram, and your saves sync, including your whole back catalog. Captr reads public posts only and never touches anything private. Screenshots sync automatically too; on iOS 27 you turn this on once in Settings.

It recognizes the places. Restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, hotels, parks and sights, from videos and screenshots alike.

It puts them on one map. The Go Out tab shows your saved places on a map, sorted by distance from where you are. Filter by city when you're planning a trip.

It groups trips. Places from the same city or trip become a list on their own. Some you might see:

• Weekend in Montreal
• Lisbon food spots
• Boston brunch
• Trip to Portugal

It gets you there. Tap a place for directions. The original video is one more tap away if you want to see the place again before you go.

It finds places by description. Search "rooftop bar someone posted" or "that bakery in Porto." Captr suggests ways to narrow the results as you type.

Tips for travel saves

• Screenshot the place name. If the name only appears on screen for a second, pause and screenshot it. Text in the image makes recognition easier.
• Save the menu or the prices too. Useful when choosing between two places nearby.
• Check opening hours before you go. Places close or change hours, especially small ones that went viral.

FAQ

How do I save places from TikTok to a map?

By hand, search each place in Apple Maps and add it to a Guide. Automatically, connect TikTok to Captr: your saved videos come in, and the places show up on the Go Out map.

Can I save Instagram places to a map?

Yes. Connect Instagram to Captr, and it imports your saves and puts the places it recognizes on the map, along with places from your screenshots and TikTok saves.

How do I find places I saved near me?

In Captr, open Go Out. Saved places are sorted by distance from you, so the closest are at the top.

Can I plan a trip from my saves?

Yes. Filter the map by city, and use the list Captr builds for that trip.

Last updated September 2026.