The Last of Us Part II: Downtown Collectibles Guide
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A list of Downtown Collectibles in The Last of Us Part II. Use this as a detailed reference for locating artifacts, coins, journal entries, and more!
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Downtown Collectibles
Artifacts | 18 | Cards | 5 |
Journal Entries | 2 | Workbenches | 1 |
Safes | 3 | Training Manuals | 2 |
Holsters | 1 | - | - |
Freely Explore the City
Freely explore Downtown. While the main story only requires you to visit The Dome and Courthouse, it's better to explore the remaining locations and collect other items around the map.
Downtown Map and Locations |
Enemies Appear in Certain Areas
You don't need to be cautious of all the Downtown locations since enemies only appear in The Dome, Courthouse, and Ruston Coffee Shop. Most of the buildings outside are safe for exploration.
The Gate Collectibles
1 | Examine the generator in front of East Gate 2. |
2 | Look for the FEDRA Census Document Artifact in the drawer to the left of the gate. |
3 | Search for fuel at the Courthouse and The Dome in Downtown. |
4 | Explore the Westlake Bank at the south of Downtown and get the following items: ┣ Bank Heist Plans Artifact ┣ Safe (Combination: 60-23-06) ┣ Bank Robber Letter Artifact ┣ Antique Ring Artifact ┗ Pump Shotgun |
5 | Head to the Ruston Coffee Shop at the northwest corner of Downtown and get the WLF Safe House Supply Note and Pet Store Key Artifacts, along with the Big Blue Trading Card. |
6 | Use the key to unlock Barko's, located slightly northwest of the map's center. Get the Join WLF Note Artifact, a Holster, and a Stun Bomb. |
7 | Explore other Downtown locations beside the Courthouse and The Dome to find artifacts, journal entries, workbenches, and more collectibles. ┗ Downtown Map and Locations |
Detour to Get Weapons
Get a Pump Shotgun and Holster in Downtown. Visit Westlake Bank, Ruston Coffee Shop, and Barko's to collect these equipment.
How to Obtain the Pump Shotgun and Recommended Upgrades |
List of Holster Locations |
Infected at the Coffee Shop and Bank
Infected will appear at the Ruston Coffee Shop and Westlake Bank. There would be many Clickers and Runners, especially at the bank. Utilize tools like Bricks and Molotov Cocktails to defeat them efficiently.
Find Collectibles in Other Areas
There are many other collectibles to discover in the remaining Downtown locations, along with safes and workbenches. Get the Sightseer Trophy by exploring them all. Refer to the map to visit each exploration area.
Downtown Map and Locations |
The Dome Collectibles
1 | Enter the Dome and climb the ladder to your right. Get the Emergency Protocols Memo Artifact on a table. |
2 | Advance through the garden on the left side of the dome, defeating runners and clickers along the way, and enter the dome. |
3 | Get gasoline using the cargo carrier. |
4 | Make your way up the cargo carrier and swing across to the other balcony using the cable. |
5 | Go to the room at the end of the hall and inspect the wall calendar to get a Journal Entry. |
6 | Also get the Rabbi Saunders' Letter Artifact from the drawer of the same room. |
7 | After getting the collectibles, go outside through the window. (You cannot go back after leaving). |
Defeat Infected with Molotov Cocktails
Several Clickers and Runners will appear in some areas around the Dome. It would be challenging to use stealth skills. Use Molotov Cocktails instead to reduce enemy numbers.
Find All Collectibles Before Leaving
You would not be able to re-enter once you left the Dome. Make sure to get the Journal Entry and Artifact before going outside.
Courthouse Collectibles
1 | Head inside the Courthouse and defeat the infected. |
2 | Pass through the elevator hall and break the window of the room on the left to enter. |
3 | Get the Lt. Torres' Final Memorandum Artifact by examining the corpse at the back of the room. |
4 | Also get the List of Known WLF Agitators Artifact on the file cabinet near a whiteboard. |
5 | Unlock the Safe (Combination: 86-07-22) located below the window you entered from. |
6 | Leave the room and get the Plea to a Friend Letter Artifact from the corpse at the end of the corridor. |
7 | Drop down through the elevator wire and fend off some infected that will attack you. Use your guns and other melee weapons. (You cannot go back after leaving) |
8 | Get gasoline and return to the East Gate 2. |
Explore Before Leaving
Once you depart from the elevator hall, you won't be able to go back to the area. Explore to collect three artifacts and open the safe before leaving.
Defeat Clickers in the Parking Lot
Beware of numerous infected that would attack all at once when you reach the underground parking lot of the Courthouse. Prioritize defeating the Clickers and use the Pump Shotgun for easier takedowns.
Gate and Serevena Hotel Collectibles
1 | Power up the generator with gasoline and enter the East Gate 2 code 5345. |
2 | Clib over the fence and infiltrate the WLF Hideout. Defeat Runners on the first floor. |
3 | Head to the second floor and get the Stealth Training Manual in the bedroom to unlock the Stealth skill. |
4 | Get the Know It All Trading Card inside the drawer between the beds. |
5 | Also get the WLF Recruiter Journal Artifact from the drawer near the television. |
6 | Enter the room and check the blood-written passcode. |
7 | Exit the hideout after unlocking the East Gate 1, then proceed straight. (You cannot go back after leaving) |
Pick up the Training Manual
You can get the Stealth Training Manual on the second floor of the Serevena Hotel. Unlock useful skills like activating Silencers that allow you to fight without alerting the enemies.
Training Manual Locations and Skill Tree |
List of Recommended Character Skills |
Downtown Map
Number | Location | Collectibles |
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① | Gate West 2 | Safe Flo Trading Card |
② | Workbench | Workbench Street Drawing Artifact Shimmer Journal Entry |
③ | The Dome | Gasoline Emergency Protocols Memo Artifact Rabbi Saunders' Letter Artifact Calendar Journal Entry |
④ | Coffee Shop | Big Blue Trading Card WLF Safe House Supply Note Artifact Pet Store Key Artifact |
⑤ | Courthouse | Gasoline Lt. Torres' Final Memorandum Artifact List of Known WLF Agitators Artifact Plea to a Friend Letter Artifact Safe |
⑥ | Music Store | Guitar Das Wort Trading Card |
⑦ | Barko's | Join WLF Note Artifact Gun Holster Stun Bomb |
⑧ | Ruins | Doctor Uckmann Trading Card |
⑨ | Bank | Safe Pump Shotgun Bank Heist Plans Artifact Bank Robber Letter Artifact Antique Ring Artifact |
⑩ | Food Truck | Note to Informant Artifact Cache Hunter Note Artifact |
⑪ | Tank | Letter from Isaac Artifact |
12 | Ruined Building | WLF Community Supply Chest Note Artifact |
13 | Firetruck and Overturned Truck | Axe Crafting Training Manual |
Sightseer Trophy Conditions
Downtown has exploration locations numbered from ① to ⑩. Visiting them all unlocks the Sightseer Trophy. Progress through the story while stopping by these locations.
Locations ⑪ to ⑬ are Not Required for the Trophy
You can still get the trophy even if you skip the tank at location ⑪, the ruined building at ⑫, and the fire truck at ⑬. Completionists should visit these locations to collect artifacts and training manuals.
Downtown Map and Exploration |
List of Trophies |
Downtown Collectibles Guide
Artifacts
Note to Informant | |
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【Where to Find it】In the back of a truck in the water Downtown |
Bank Heist Plans | |
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【Where to Find it】In the bag in the back room of the bank after defeating the clicker and runner |
Bank Robber Letter | |
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【Where to Find it】On the table inside the bank safe |
Antique Ring | |
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【Where to Find it】In a drawer on the wall inside the bank safe |
Letter from Isaac | |
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【Where to Find it】Inside a bag near the tank near the middle section of Cherry Street |
Emergency Protocols Memo | |
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【Where to Find it】In the watchtower above the ration distribution center sign |
Rabbi Saunders' Letter | |
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【Where to Find it】In the drawer of the room after the rope swing inside the Dome |
WLF Safe House Supply Note | |
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【Where to Find it】On the table behind the broken window of Ruston Coffee on Spring Street |
Pet Store Key | |
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【Where to Find it】In the bathroom at the back of Ruston Coffee on Spring Street |
Street Drawing | |
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【Where to Find it】Inside the drawer of the watchtower at Downtown 5th Avenue |
Join WLF Note | |
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【Where to Find it】On the copy machine inside Barkos Pet Shop on the eastern section of Marion Street |
Lt. Torres' Final Memorandum | |
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【Where to Find it】On the corpse in the room with the courthouse safe |
List of Known WLF Agitators | |
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【Where to Find it】In a drawer near the corpse in the room with the courthouse safe |
Plea to a Friend Letter | |
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【Where to Find it】At the end of the hallway downstairs in the courthouse, on the dead body on the right |
FEDRA Census Document | |
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【Where to Find it】In the drawer of the guard house at East Gate 2 |
WLF Recruiter Journal | |
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【Where to Find it】In a drawer under the TV of the second room on the left on the second floor of the Serevena Hotel |
Journal Entries
Trading Cards
Safes
Workbenches
Workbench | Location |
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【Seattle Day 1:Downtown】 Inside the tent at 5th Avenue |
Training Manual
Training Manual | Location |
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Stealth Training Manual【Seattle Day 1:Downtown】 In the bedroom on the second floor of WLF's hideout |
The Gate | Eastbrook Elementary |