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All missables in The Last of Us Part I

Everything you can permanently miss, in the order you reach it: where it is, how to get it and what locks it out.

0/72ticked, the same ticks as on each area pageAll items
ItemAreaWhere and howWhat locks it out
Birthday CardJoel's HouseOn the desk in Sarah's bedroomExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
NewspaperJoel's HouseNext to the sink in the upstairs bathroom across the hallway from Sarah's roomHeading downstairs
Shipping ManifestBoston Quarantine ZoneFound resting on a wooden crate on the dockside exterior just before infiltrating Robert's warehouse interiorExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Tess's ListBoston OutskirtsOn a desk next to a lamp in Joel and Tess's apartment before setting outBeing checked
Shiv Doors Firefly PendantBoston OutskirtsDropped by hanging from a tree in the plaza outside the downtown museumExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Note to DerekBoston OutskirtsInside a drawer behind the counter of a store in the collapsed downtown area, containing a safe combinationBeing checked
Parts and Supplements SafeBoston OutskirtsInside a round-cornered shop in the flooded downtown street; opened with the code 03-43-78Exact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Medical BrochureBoston OutskirtsInside the back of an open delivery truck in the collapsed highway sectionExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Lenz 000113)Downtown BostonHanging from the branch of a tree outside the entrance to the museumBeing checked
Shiv Doors: Improvements (Training Manual)Downtown BostonInside a truck overturned in the street shortly after escaping the subway stationExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Kipper 000109)Downtown BostonInside a display case in the museum's second-floor exhibit roomBeing checked
Artifact (Note to Derek)Underground TunnelInside an open train car drawer on the left side of the platform areaBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Vito Stenzel)Underground TunnelUnderwater inside a submerged alcove near the back passage of the flooded sectionExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Melinda Davidson - 000214)State HouseSubmerged in the green, flooded rotunda pond outside the entrance steps of the State HouseBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Michael Kiper - 000109)State HouseInside the State House, in the upper-level hallway on a display ledge after climbing up from the main lobbyExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
BowBill's TownOn top of an armchair on the roof of a building before entering the main streetsExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Shiv DoorBill's TownBehind the music store in the alleywayBeing checked
SafeBill's TownIn the middle of the main street next to a pickup truckBeing checked
Tool Level 2PittsburghInside the garage where you fight the hunters, in the small ground-floor workshop area on a table next to a corpseBeing checked
Smoke BombPittsburghOn the upper floor of the garage building near the crafting materialsBeing checked
Tourist Checklist ArtefactPittsburghInside the garage, found on the counter/pallet on the lower floorBeing checked
Ambush Map ArtefactPittsburghOn the upper floor of the garage, pinned inside a small office room in the cornerBeing checked
Note to Staff (Artifact)Pittsburgh HotelInside an open suitcase behind the registration desk on the ground floorBeing checked
Training Manual: Shiv SharpeningPittsburgh HotelInside the hotel lobby safe behind the front desk counterBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Risdon)Financial DistrictHanging from a tree branch near the back of the open plaza area before entering the sandwich shopExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Artifact (Bank Heist Note)Financial DistrictInside the safety deposit room behind the counter of the bankBeing checked
Shiv DoorFinancial DistrictThe locked door inside the back room of the ration depot/sandwich shopExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Artifact (Father's Note)SuburbsInside the first house entered on the left, on a small table in the lower floor living roomBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Matthew White)SuburbsHanging from a tree branch in the yard of the brick house with the swing set; shoot it down to collectBeing checked
Training Manual (Melee Upgrades)SuburbsInside the brick house with the "I'm Armed" sign, access the attic via the pull-down stairs and boost Ellie up to retrieve itExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Artifact (Survivors Note)SuburbsOn the second floor of the house with the worktable, lying on the floor in a bedroomBeing checked
Artifact (Matchbook)SuburbsOn the top floor bedroom nightstand in the brick house with the darts boardBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Josh Scheffler)SewersInside the first flooded room with the submerged grate, dive into an open drainage pipe on the right side to find the pendant submergedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Robert Righetti)SewersIn the flooded cavern area before reaching Ish's community, look inside a small side room situated on the right side of the main pathBeing checked
Note: Sewers NoteSewersIn the early tunnel section, boost Ellie through an open vent above a locked chain-link gate so she can unlock the door from the inside; the note rests on a table withinExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
ShortySewersResting on a table inside the workshop area of Ish's underground settlement, just past the improvised soccer goal and classroom areaExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Note: Note to IshSewersFound on a small table near the mattress in the side room where Henry and Joel search shortly after entering the subterranean settlementExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Note: Note to EdSewersLocated in a side sleeping quarters room behind a rack in Ish's community areaBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Eddie Fuentes)SewersIn the large submerged reservoir room where you must ferry Ellie across on a wooden pallet, dive underwater next to a sunken car near the far cornerBeing checked
Hunting Rifle AmmoSuburbs HousesInside the master bedroom of the brick house on the left side of the streetBeing checked
PartsSuburbs HousesOn a worktable in the garage attached to the house on the far rightBeing checked
DiabloTommy's Daminside a locked metal trailer near the dam entrance before crossing the bridgeBeing checked
Shiv Doors ComicTommy's Daminside the control building on the bridge near a broken computerExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Control Cabin MapTommy's Dampinned to the wall inside the dam control cabin before raising the turbine gateExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Ryan Oliver)Tommy's Damunderwater down inside the flooded section beneath the dam walkwayExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Brent Pino)Tommy's Daminside the control room near the turbine room, sitting on a deskExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Training Manual: Smoke UpgradesTommy's Damon top of an inverted console inside the control room of the main dam buildingExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Sniper Rifle AmmoUniversity of Eastern ColoradoOn a counter inside the security booth near the campus entrance gateBeing checked
FlamethrowerUniversity of Eastern ColoradoLeaning against a forklift in the garage on the first floor of the science buildingBeing checked
Training Manual (Health: Sterilization)University of Eastern ColoradoOn a desk in the computer room on the upper floor of the science building, inside a room opened by a shivBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Hope McMillan)University of Eastern ColoradoFound in the upper branches of a tree near the university plaza, shot down with a firearmExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Training Manual (Health: Molotov)Science BuildingOn a desk in the hallway on the second floor after opening the locked door with a shivBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Sadler-Foster)Science BuildingLocated inside the tent-like laboratory setup on the first floor, sitting on a counter near medical equipmentBeing checked
Artifact (Office Recorder)Science BuildingFound on a desk inside the third-floor office room next to a tape playerBeing checked
Tool Level 4Science BuildingInside the room behind the shiv-locked door on the second floor, resting on a work tableBeing checked
Artifact (No Pun Intended, Vol. Two)Lakeside ResortInside Ellie's backpack at the start of the chapter; inspect it in your inventoryExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Travis Kristof)Lakeside ResortAt the start of the chapter, head to the wooden walkway and check inside a secondary room to find the pendant on a crateBeing checked
Shiv DoorLakeside ResortNear the snowy town street, inside the back room of a motel accessible by jumping through a broken bathroom windowExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Paul D. Braun)Lakeside ResortInside the gazebo in the town square after escaping the bandits on horsebackExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Training Manual (Smoke: Shaping)Lakeside ResortFound inside the locked shiv door room in the back of the motelExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Comic Book (Negentropy)Lakeside ResortOn a bench overlooking the frozen lake, reached by going up a snowy hill trail after escaping the ambushExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Artifact: Family PhotographBus DepotOn the highway at the start, inside an open RV on the counterExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Artifact: Note to WifeBus DepotInside the bus station terminal, inside a piece of luggage near the seating benches on the main floorBeing checked
Artifact: Salt Lake Q.Z. MapBus DepotInside a mobile medical tent in the triage camp outside the terminal, sitting on a counterExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Artifact: Joel & Sarah PhotoBus DepotGiven to Joel by Ellie right before entering the underground tunnelBeing checked
Firefly Pendant: Kacey MumfordBus DepotIn the triage area outside the bus station, found inside a car near the medical tentsExact spot: being checkedBeing checked
Firefly Pendant: Natalie HooBus DepotBehind an abandoned bus in the flooded triage area just before entering the underground tunnelBeing checked
Firefly Pendant (Bryce Kelly)Salt Lake City HospitalFound on a desk inside a small office room in the hallway right after the starting area, before opening the door to the main corridorsBeing checked
Surgeon's Recorder (Artifact)Salt Lake City HospitalSitting on the reception desk right by the double doors leading to the pediatric surgery unit on the top floorBeing checked
Marlene's Recording 1 (Artifact)Salt Lake City HospitalInside a side office adjacent to the main corridors on the upper floor, sitting on a desk near a windowBeing checked
Marlene's Journal (Artifact)Salt Lake City HospitalFound on a desk inside the triage/tent area set up on the floor before reaching the operating roomsBeing checked
Marlene's Recording 2 (Artifact)Salt Lake City HospitalIn the examination room next to the surgical suite where Joel confronts the surgeonsBeing checked

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