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The Pinnacle List

Isn’t it just so exciting when a close friend, loved one or family member is venturing to one of your favorite places? First thought: so many great places to go. Second thought: wait, I can’t quite remember where, or what the name is… darn. Google Maps has a gem of a feature, which goes largely untold and it’s the very best way to share your favorite things to do in a city…

Step One: Create A New “My Places” List…

Open up Google Maps and tap the top menu to bring up the screen below…

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Once you’ve tapped “My Places” you’ll find the screen below, go to “Saved” where you can tap the “+” sign to add a new “My Places” list, such as “Best NYC restaurant recommendations”…

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If you have all the places in mind, you can just press the “+” button on your new list to keep adding places. If you don’t, or you’re on the go, we’ll cover a way to add places as you move around below…

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Step Two: Add Places To The Custom “My Places” List…

Find a place on a map and tap it, even while you’re walking around. A screen similar to the one below will pop up. Next, tap the name of the location again. A screen with additional options will pop up…

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In the additional options (below), you’ll find the “Save” button, where you can save the location to a specific list you’ve created, or make a new one. Repeat over and over, until your list is complete…

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Step Three: Share With Anyone Instantly!

Perhaps the coolest feature here, is that you can share the entire list, and map! with anyone-instantly. Simply select the share icon (second from right) and you can send anyone a link with all the places, reviews, maps and directions of how to get there! We started a list of our favorite NYC bars and restaurants for this post, so we’ll share it with you right here to see first hand. Enjoy!

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Thanks to the nice guys behind GastroGays.com for showing me this cool trick a while back!

Gilbert Ott is an ever curious traveler and one of the world's leading travel experts. His adventures take him all over the globe, often spanning over 200,000 miles a year and his travel exploits are regularly...

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  1. It doesn’t appear to work if your Google account is managed by GSuite (formerly Google Apps for Business.)

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