Ellie’s journey in The Last of Us Part 2 is fraught with mortal peril and emotional turmoil. To help process her turbulent headspace, Ellie has turned to journaling her thoughts and feelings, jotting down song lyrics, sketches, and more in her notebook. Throughout The Last of Us 2, you can interact with certain environmental cues that prompt Ellie to write more in her journal, giving us clearer insight into her mindset.
With 20 Journal Entries to collect over tens of hours of gameplay, this guide will point you in the right direction to find them all and help obtain the” Archivist” trophy for The Last of Us Part 2. As this guide is separated by Chapter, there may be some mild spoilers regarding the names of locations and the chronology of events.
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Jackson – Patrol: Journal Entry Locations
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The first Journal Entry in The Last of Us 2 doesn’t appear until well into the first chapter, after rejoining Ellie and Dina on horseback, making their way to the lookout. After tying up Shimmer and Japan in the first building the girls come across, follow Dina through the broken bathroom wall and out onto the balcony. After engaging her in an awkward conversation, stop leaning on the railing, but continue looking out at the lakeview to take a note of it.
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When taking shelter from a snowstorm in an abandoned library, break through a window and enter the kids’ section in the back after finding Eugene’s Firefly Pendant. As you enter, make a note of the stuffed giraffe on a shelf to the right.
Jackson – Packing Up: Journal Entry Locations
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This subchapter begins after a particularly traumatic event shakes the community of Jackson. Entering the kitchen of a house, pick up the mug by the sink for the first Journal Entry of the Packing Up chapter.
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Upstairs, enter the first room on the right and scan the woodworking bench. Examine the guitar by the window for this Journal Entry.
Seattle Day 1 – The Gate: Journal Entry Location
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Riding through the outskirts of Seattle, this chapter brings Ellie and Dina face-to-face with the main setting of The Last of Us 2. Approaching the quarantine zone wall, ride up to the gate and journal about the WLF graffiti tagged there.
Seattle Day 1 – Downtown: Journal Entry Locations
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Ellie and Dina must find gasoline in Downtown Seattle in their quest to track down Joel’s killers, investigating a synagogue and a courthouse. After making your way through the synagogue during the search for gasoline, use a rope to swing between balconies. Before leaving, look to the right of the large broken window and enter an office there. Look at the Hebrew Calendar on the wall for this Journal Entry.
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Reaching the FEDRA checkpoint on 5th Avenue, climb to the catwalk using the stairs or the ladder and open a drawer in one of the watchtowers. After grabbing the Street Drawing Artifact, interact with the Journal Entry prompt for Ellie to start her own sketch.
Seattle Day 1 – The Tunnels: Journal Entry Location
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Much later in The Last of Us Part 2, Ellie and Dina are chased from a TV Station by WLF forces. After fighting through the tunnels and crawling through some vents, the pair engage in combat with the new Infected about town – The Shambler. Upon first encountering these bubonic brutes, clear out all the Infected in the area and investigate one of their corpses for this Journal Entry.
Seattle Day 1 – The Birthday Gift: Journal Entry Locations
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As Seattle Day 1 draws to a close, Ellie recalls a special day with her late father figure. The first Journal Entry is discovered a little way into the chapter after a swimming segment. When you find the first part of Ellie’s birthday gift, the dinosaur, you can take note of it by approaching the info plaque at its feet.
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Further into the museum proper, head upstairs and enter the next exhibit. Here, you can walk to the circular bench in the center of the room to journal about the space shuttle.
Seattle Day 2 – Hillcrest: Journal Entry Location
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Learning of the presence of a “lone male trespasser” in the city, Ellie sets out to find him in the suburbs of Hillcrest. Upon arrival, head towards the gunshots and scale the overturned UPS truck. The Hillcrest Journal Entry is found on the banner directly ahead, between the Ruston Coffee and the Used & Rare Books stores.
Seattle Day 2 – Finding Strings: Journal Entry Location
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After an explosive car chase sequence, Ellie will return to the theater and flashback to a day out with Joel and Tommy a few years ago. Upon taking control of Ellie, walk ahead and to the right to look out at the mountain view where Ellie can journal.
Seattle Day 2 – The Seraphites: Journal Entry Locations
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Leaving the theater once more to search for Nora, one of Joel’s killers, you’ll head along Route 5 toward the hospital. Along the road, after cutting through a FEDRA checkpoint and a convenience store, take a right into a conference center. On the back wall by the elevators, take note of the “Feel her love” graffiti.
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This one’s a freebie. Further along, you’ll solve a puzzle involving a dumpster on a ramp. After doing so, climb a series of walls and Ellie will automatically write about the Lakehill Seattle Hospital sign.
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A while later, after fighting through a hoard of Stalkers and taking a tumble into the sewers, you’ll return to dry land and cut through a park to reach the hospital. Following your first encounter with the titular Seraphites, or Scars, make your way towards the Garden Suits apartment building on the far side of the park. Stop short of entering and sketch the dead Seraphite beside the bus stop, in front of the green truck.
Seattle Day 3 – Road to the Aquarium: Journal Entry Location
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The only Journal Entry to be found in The Last of Us Part 2’s Road to the Aquarium chapter is found in the Kingston Bookstore. After swimming through a collapsed road and boosting into the building, drop down to the floor below and examine the Alice in Wonderland mural in the kids’ section for Ellie’s insight into the cartoonish fungus.
Seattle Day 3 – The Flooded City: Journal Entry Location
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Upon stealing a boat from the WLF in the mall, drive it up to the first shutter, get out, and head up the stairs on the left to get a view of the Ferris wheel through the window. Here, Ellie can jot down her dark thoughts as she nears the Seattle Waterfront Aquarium.
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Seattle Day 3 – Infiltration: Journal Entry Location
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This climactic chapter begins when Ellie reaches the Aquarium. While exploring the building, Ellie will fall from a vent and be attacked by a dog. After dealing with it, enter the makeshift surgery room and go left through the door. Then, take another left into a ramshackle sleeping area and rummage through the blue duffle bag near the kitchen. Inside, Ellie will find Owen’s Firefly dogtag and make a snarky comment about it.
The rest of this Journal Entry Locations guide contains endgame settings spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2. If this is your first time playing, wait until reaching the final chapter of the game before proceeding.
Santa Barbara – Pushing Inland: Journal Entry Location
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The penultimate Journal Entry of The Last of Us 2; these notes can be taken when we rejoin Ellie in Santa Barbara as she continues her hunt for Abby. Leaving the beach and fighting through some Infected, cut through a nearby mansion, and exit through the windows at the back of the house. Back out on the street, approach the guard barrier overlooking Santa Barbara, and click in the left stick for Ellie to make a note of the address she seeks.
Santa Barbara – The Resort: Journal Entry Location
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For the final Journal Entry, fight through the Rattlers patrolling the train station on the way to the “tall, round building.” Following the train tracks to a turquoise van, journal about the graffiti on the side.
