PlacesLit

United States · visited

Free visited places map — US & world

PlacesLit is a free visited-places map: mark US states and countries as Visited, Lived, or Want; share a poster-perfect link and a 9:16 Reel / TikTok card. US map · World map · FAQ

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Visited Lived Want

Mark two states to replay a trip

Why PlacesLit

A map you can actually finish — then send as a vertical clip.

Mark what you’ve stood on

Tap a state or country. Gold is visited, off-white is lived, dashed gold is want. The /50 score stays honest — D.C. never pads it.

A link that looks like the map

Share mints a stable /s card. Anyone opens the same lights. Save as yours, or keep browsing — your device map stays local.

Play the trip. Export a Reel.

Order the stops, send the gold roadster along the route, then download a 9:16 poster for Instagram Reels or TikTok. No auto-posting — you share it.

FAQ

How many states have I visited?

PlacesLit is a personal map — not a widget. Fifty states on the scoreboard, countries on the world surface, and a 9:16 card you can drop into Reels.

How many states have I visited?
PlacesLit counts the 50 U.S. states. Washington, D.C. is tracked on its own and never adds to the /50 total — even though you can still mark it on the map.
Does visiting D.C. count?
Mark D.C. if you've been — it shows as a separate badge. It is not one of the 50 states, so it does not change your percentage.
Can I map countries too?
Yes. Switch US ↔ World in the header. Zoom and pan to pick small countries; names appear as you zoom in. Countries use the same visited / lived / want statuses. The US /50 score still counts only states you’ve visited or lived in — D.C. stays off that scoreboard.
Can I export a Reel or TikTok?
Yes. Share studio defaults to a 1080×1920 vertical poster. Download the PNG and upload it yourself — PlacesLit never posts to Instagram or TikTok.
Where is my map saved?
On this device, in localStorage. Refresh keeps your selections. Sharing creates a short server-backed link so anyone — and social cards — can reload the exact map, including world statuses.
Can I edit a shared map?
Yes. Opening a share link loads an editable copy. Use “Save as my map” to replace the map stored on this device, or share again to mint a new link.

Read the full PlacesLit FAQ — D.C., what counts as visited, share-link privacy, and more.

PlacesLit is a visited map — mark every u.