Borderlands 2
69 Achievements
1,625
63-84h
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series
World Traveler
Discovered all named locations
50
How to unlock the World Traveler achievement in Borderlands 2 - Definitive Guide
First, if you import a character that has this achievement, you will unlock it by fast travelling to a new place. But, if you don't have it....
For this achievement, you will need to discover all named locations in the Borderlands.
To make things simple, you should have NO grayed out areas on any of your maps. When an area is completely discovered, you will see no areas grayed out and a clear border around the edges of the map.
Also keep in mind that you won't be able to unlock this until after beating the game and receiving a few additional side missions. I am not going to type an entire location guide, but instead list some commonly missed areas.
Now, on to some easily missed locations.
1) Southern Shelf -- Fast travel to southern shelf. From there, head left and enter a location called Southern Shelf - Bay. If you didn't do the side mission "Symbiosis" earlier in the game, you wouldn't have discovered this location yet. Make sure to uncover all of the grey areas as there are about 3 or 4 named locations in Southern Shelf - Bay
2) Eridium Blight -- After uncovering the whole map, you'll probably notice a large square in the middle of the map that has yet to be discovered. If you head out right from the fast travel station, you will come upon a tunnel entrance that is guarded by lasers. Follow the electrical wire up to the nearby tower and either shoot or lob a grenade up to the fuse box. You'll know where it is because that's where the wire ends and it shoots out some sparks. After that, run back down and jump down to the bottom. Ka-ching, location discovered.
3) Sawtooth Cauldron -- After clearing out the buzzard's nest (the big oil rig looking thing in the middle of the map) you need to jump off of the SW corner into a small camp. There will be trunk full of loot there as a reward.
4) Arid Nexus -- If you did the mission involving pump stations in co-op, there's a good chance you missed discovering one of them. Pump station #2 is very hard to spot if you don't know where to look. Look closely at the map and you'll see a small square that is right next to the pipeline. Catch a ride to it and take the lift down to discover it.
5) Caustic Caverns -- Once again, after exploring you'll probably notice a grey area in the middle of the map. This one takes a bit of work. You'll need to do the side mission "Lost Treasure" At the end of the mission you'll take an elevator ride to the top of the building and discover the location along with some loot!
6) Ore Chasm -- After completing the game, you will get a side mission called "Hyperion Circle of Slaughter". To get there, head to Eridium Blight once more and catch a ride up to Mal (the robot you may or may not have helped during an earlier side mission.) Once through the doors, you'll discover Ore Chasm
7) Terramorphus Peak -- After completing the game, you'll get a side mission called "You. Will. Die. (Seriously). Head to Thousand Cuts and follow the waypoint down some stairs and into a cave. You'll need 4 eridium to enter this location. Once inside, you'll automatically discover the location. I strongly advise against trying to fight Terramorphus alone. (Additional note: User Deathsangelz commented saying that they got the achievement without visiting here, so you may not need to discover this location.)
8) User Macfly77422 pointed out another location that can only be found by doing a side mission. You will need to get the battle of the gangs quest from Ellie in the Dust. Sometime during the mission you will need to travel to Holy Spirits (the bar) and you will head down to the basement. You won't be able to discover this location unless you take this side mission.
9) Friendship Gulag -- Located in the Dust if I'm not mistaken. There's a path up to it if you head out right a ways from Ellie's garage.
This list of locations is not comprehensive. I listed some locations that gave me trouble and figured others probably had similar issues. If there are locations that gave you trouble or you would like to see added to the list, please comment or PM me.
For this achievement, you will need to discover all named locations in the Borderlands.
To make things simple, you should have NO grayed out areas on any of your maps. When an area is completely discovered, you will see no areas grayed out and a clear border around the edges of the map.
Also keep in mind that you won't be able to unlock this until after beating the game and receiving a few additional side missions. I am not going to type an entire location guide, but instead list some commonly missed areas.
Now, on to some easily missed locations.
1) Southern Shelf -- Fast travel to southern shelf. From there, head left and enter a location called Southern Shelf - Bay. If you didn't do the side mission "Symbiosis" earlier in the game, you wouldn't have discovered this location yet. Make sure to uncover all of the grey areas as there are about 3 or 4 named locations in Southern Shelf - Bay
2) Eridium Blight -- After uncovering the whole map, you'll probably notice a large square in the middle of the map that has yet to be discovered. If you head out right from the fast travel station, you will come upon a tunnel entrance that is guarded by lasers. Follow the electrical wire up to the nearby tower and either shoot or lob a grenade up to the fuse box. You'll know where it is because that's where the wire ends and it shoots out some sparks. After that, run back down and jump down to the bottom. Ka-ching, location discovered.
3) Sawtooth Cauldron -- After clearing out the buzzard's nest (the big oil rig looking thing in the middle of the map) you need to jump off of the SW corner into a small camp. There will be trunk full of loot there as a reward.
4) Arid Nexus -- If you did the mission involving pump stations in co-op, there's a good chance you missed discovering one of them. Pump station #2 is very hard to spot if you don't know where to look. Look closely at the map and you'll see a small square that is right next to the pipeline. Catch a ride to it and take the lift down to discover it.
5) Caustic Caverns -- Once again, after exploring you'll probably notice a grey area in the middle of the map. This one takes a bit of work. You'll need to do the side mission "Lost Treasure" At the end of the mission you'll take an elevator ride to the top of the building and discover the location along with some loot!
6) Ore Chasm -- After completing the game, you will get a side mission called "Hyperion Circle of Slaughter". To get there, head to Eridium Blight once more and catch a ride up to Mal (the robot you may or may not have helped during an earlier side mission.) Once through the doors, you'll discover Ore Chasm
7) Terramorphus Peak -- After completing the game, you'll get a side mission called "You. Will. Die. (Seriously). Head to Thousand Cuts and follow the waypoint down some stairs and into a cave. You'll need 4 eridium to enter this location. Once inside, you'll automatically discover the location. I strongly advise against trying to fight Terramorphus alone. (Additional note: User Deathsangelz commented saying that they got the achievement without visiting here, so you may not need to discover this location.)
8) User Macfly77422 pointed out another location that can only be found by doing a side mission. You will need to get the battle of the gangs quest from Ellie in the Dust. Sometime during the mission you will need to travel to Holy Spirits (the bar) and you will head down to the basement. You won't be able to discover this location unless you take this side mission.
9) Friendship Gulag -- Located in the Dust if I'm not mistaken. There's a path up to it if you head out right a ways from Ellie's garage.
This list of locations is not comprehensive. I listed some locations that gave me trouble and figured others probably had similar issues. If there are locations that gave you trouble or you would like to see added to the list, please comment or PM me.
31 Comments
Southern Shelf is the most missable. Behind that big ass mountain is another small island which even has a name and all. There the cheevo popped for me...
By TheBongoFury on 16 Nov 2015 19:47
Terramorphous Peak not necessary for the achievement on xbox one version.
By Timmay on 13 Dec 2015 23:32
The first guide is great for covering potential missed areas, but here’s a clean list of all Fast Travel Locations plus access points to the non-fast-travel locations.
. Sanctuary
. Claptraps Place / Windshear Waste
. Southern Shelf
-- Southern Shelf Bay
. Three Horns Divide
-- Sanctuary Hole
. Three Horns Valley
-- Southpaw Steam and Power
. Frostburn Canyon
. The Dust
-- Friendship Gulag
. Bloodshot Stronghold
-- Bloodshot Ramparts
. Tundra Express + Tundra Express Farmhouse
-- End of the Line
. The Fridge
-- Finks Slaughterhouse
. The Highlands Outwash
. The Highlands Overlook + The Highlands Hyperion Bridge
--The Holy Spirits (*see note at bottom)
. Caustic Caverns
. Wildlife exploitation preserve
-- Natural Selection Annex
. Thousand Cuts
-- The Bunker
-- Terromorphus peak
. Lynchwood
. Opportunity
. Eridium Blight
-- Ore Chasm
. Sawtooth Cauldron
. Arid Nexus Boneyard
. Arid Nexus Badlands
. Hero's Pass
-- Vault of the Warrior
Holy Spirits Note: *(completing “Clan War” missions will allow you into the Ale Cavern, “Clan War: End of the Rainbow” mission specifically; just follow the mission and once you finish you will have discovered every area in Holy spirits)*
For me it popped after I completed the Holy Spirits area.
Good Luck out there.
Posted/tested June of 22
. Sanctuary
. Claptraps Place / Windshear Waste
. Southern Shelf
-- Southern Shelf Bay
. Three Horns Divide
-- Sanctuary Hole
. Three Horns Valley
-- Southpaw Steam and Power
. Frostburn Canyon
. The Dust
-- Friendship Gulag
. Bloodshot Stronghold
-- Bloodshot Ramparts
. Tundra Express + Tundra Express Farmhouse
-- End of the Line
. The Fridge
-- Finks Slaughterhouse
. The Highlands Outwash
. The Highlands Overlook + The Highlands Hyperion Bridge
--The Holy Spirits (*see note at bottom)
. Caustic Caverns
. Wildlife exploitation preserve
-- Natural Selection Annex
. Thousand Cuts
-- The Bunker
-- Terromorphus peak
. Lynchwood
. Opportunity
. Eridium Blight
-- Ore Chasm
. Sawtooth Cauldron
. Arid Nexus Boneyard
. Arid Nexus Badlands
. Hero's Pass
-- Vault of the Warrior
Holy Spirits Note: *(completing “Clan War” missions will allow you into the Ale Cavern, “Clan War: End of the Rainbow” mission specifically; just follow the mission and once you finish you will have discovered every area in Holy spirits)*
For me it popped after I completed the Holy Spirits area.
Good Luck out there.
Posted/tested June of 22
This guide is pretty much copy and pasted from trueachievements.com, which unfortunately is a much stronger community than the Playstation version.
There is a lot to cover so I really didn't feel like writing one up myself when an excellent one already exists.
So thank you MAJORPOOPY for taking the time to create this:
First, if you import a character that has this achievement, you will unlock it by fast travelling to a new place. But, if you don't have it....
For this achievement, you will need to discover all named locations in the Borderlands.
To make things simple, you should have NO grayed out areas on any of your maps. When an area is completely discovered, you will see no areas grayed out and a clear border around the edges of the map.
Also keep in mind that you won't be able to unlock this until after beating the game and receiving a few additional side missions. I am not going to type an entire location guide, but instead list some commonly missed areas.
Now, on to some easily missed locations.
1) Southern Shelf -- Fast travel to southern shelf. From there, head left and enter a location called Southern Shelf - Bay. If you didn't do the side mission "Symbiosis" earlier in the game, you wouldn't have discovered this location yet. Make sure to uncover all of the grey areas as there are about 3 or 4 named locations in Southern Shelf - Bay
2) Eridium Blight -- After uncovering the whole map, you'll probably notice a large square in the middle of the map that has yet to be discovered. If you head out right from the fast travel station, you will come upon a tunnel entrance that is guarded by lasers. Follow the electrical wire up to the nearby tower and either shoot or lob a grenade up to the fuse box. You'll know where it is because that's where the wire ends and it shoots out some sparks. After that, run back down and jump down to the bottom. Ka-ching, location discovered.
3) Sawtooth Cauldron -- After clearing out the buzzard's nest (the big oil rig looking thing in the middle of the map) you need to jump off of the SW corner into a small camp. There will be trunk full of loot there as a reward.
4) Arid Nexus -- If you did the mission involving pump stations in co-op, there's a good chance you missed discovering one of them. Pump station #2 is very hard to spot if you don't know where to look. Look closely at the map and you'll see a small square that is right next to the pipeline. Catch a ride to it and take the lift down to discover it.
5) Caustic Caverns -- Once again, after exploring you'll probably notice a grey area in the middle of the map. This one takes a bit of work. You'll need to do the side mission "Lost Treasure" At the end of the mission you'll take an elevator ride to the top of the building and discover the location along with some loot!
6) Ore Chasm -- After completing the game, you will get a side mission called "Hyperion Circle of Slaughter". To get there, head to Eridium Blight once more and catch a ride up to Mal (the robot you may or may not have helped during an earlier side mission.) Once through the doors, you'll discover Ore Chasm
7) Terramorphus Peak -- After completing the game, you'll get a side mission called "You. Will. Die. (Seriously). Head to Thousand Cuts and follow the waypoint down some stairs and into a cave. You'll need 4 eridium to enter this location. Once inside, you'll automatically discover the location. I strongly advise against trying to fight Terramorphus alone. (Additional note: User Deathsangelz commented saying that they got the achievement without visiting here, so you may not need to discover this location.)
8) User Macfly77422 pointed out another location that can only be found by doing a side mission. You will need to get the battle of the gangs quest from Ellie in the Dust. Sometime during the mission you will need to travel to Holy Spirits (the bar) and you will head down to the basement. You won't be able to discover this location unless you take this side mission.
9) Friendship Gulag -- Located in the Dust if I'm not mistaken. There's a path up to it if you head out right a ways from Ellie's garage.
Personal note: I completed my first playthrough, went to Terramorphous' lair, and had believed I found all locations. The trophy didn't pop. I was like "what the hell?" so I went to Southern Shelf - bay, and sure enough thats the final area I had forgotten. So check that area out, its early in the game and big-picture trophy hunting may not have been on your mind when you were in that area.
There is a lot to cover so I really didn't feel like writing one up myself when an excellent one already exists.
So thank you MAJORPOOPY for taking the time to create this:
First, if you import a character that has this achievement, you will unlock it by fast travelling to a new place. But, if you don't have it....
For this achievement, you will need to discover all named locations in the Borderlands.
To make things simple, you should have NO grayed out areas on any of your maps. When an area is completely discovered, you will see no areas grayed out and a clear border around the edges of the map.
Also keep in mind that you won't be able to unlock this until after beating the game and receiving a few additional side missions. I am not going to type an entire location guide, but instead list some commonly missed areas.
Now, on to some easily missed locations.
1) Southern Shelf -- Fast travel to southern shelf. From there, head left and enter a location called Southern Shelf - Bay. If you didn't do the side mission "Symbiosis" earlier in the game, you wouldn't have discovered this location yet. Make sure to uncover all of the grey areas as there are about 3 or 4 named locations in Southern Shelf - Bay
2) Eridium Blight -- After uncovering the whole map, you'll probably notice a large square in the middle of the map that has yet to be discovered. If you head out right from the fast travel station, you will come upon a tunnel entrance that is guarded by lasers. Follow the electrical wire up to the nearby tower and either shoot or lob a grenade up to the fuse box. You'll know where it is because that's where the wire ends and it shoots out some sparks. After that, run back down and jump down to the bottom. Ka-ching, location discovered.
3) Sawtooth Cauldron -- After clearing out the buzzard's nest (the big oil rig looking thing in the middle of the map) you need to jump off of the SW corner into a small camp. There will be trunk full of loot there as a reward.
4) Arid Nexus -- If you did the mission involving pump stations in co-op, there's a good chance you missed discovering one of them. Pump station #2 is very hard to spot if you don't know where to look. Look closely at the map and you'll see a small square that is right next to the pipeline. Catch a ride to it and take the lift down to discover it.
5) Caustic Caverns -- Once again, after exploring you'll probably notice a grey area in the middle of the map. This one takes a bit of work. You'll need to do the side mission "Lost Treasure" At the end of the mission you'll take an elevator ride to the top of the building and discover the location along with some loot!
6) Ore Chasm -- After completing the game, you will get a side mission called "Hyperion Circle of Slaughter". To get there, head to Eridium Blight once more and catch a ride up to Mal (the robot you may or may not have helped during an earlier side mission.) Once through the doors, you'll discover Ore Chasm
7) Terramorphus Peak -- After completing the game, you'll get a side mission called "You. Will. Die. (Seriously). Head to Thousand Cuts and follow the waypoint down some stairs and into a cave. You'll need 4 eridium to enter this location. Once inside, you'll automatically discover the location. I strongly advise against trying to fight Terramorphus alone. (Additional note: User Deathsangelz commented saying that they got the achievement without visiting here, so you may not need to discover this location.)
8) User Macfly77422 pointed out another location that can only be found by doing a side mission. You will need to get the battle of the gangs quest from Ellie in the Dust. Sometime during the mission you will need to travel to Holy Spirits (the bar) and you will head down to the basement. You won't be able to discover this location unless you take this side mission.
9) Friendship Gulag -- Located in the Dust if I'm not mistaken. There's a path up to it if you head out right a ways from Ellie's garage.
Personal note: I completed my first playthrough, went to Terramorphous' lair, and had believed I found all locations. The trophy didn't pop. I was like "what the hell?" so I went to Southern Shelf - bay, and sure enough thats the final area I had forgotten. So check that area out, its early in the game and big-picture trophy hunting may not have been on your mind when you were in that area.
This achievement will unlock once you've found every single location and area in the game. Also remember you have to uncover all the dark areas. Other than the lists above, For a full list of all the locations, please see below and a picture of the [WORLD MAP].
Windshear Waste
- Claptrap's Place
Southern Shelf
- Liar's Berg
- Gateway Harbor
- Wreck of the Ice Sickle
- The Souring Dragon
Southern Shelf Bay
- Ice Flows
- Ebonfloe
- Blackburn Cove
Southpaw Steam & Power
- None
The Dust
- Boot Hill
- Ellie's Garage
- Old Dahlwell Oasis
- Moonshiner's Shack
- Goose's Roost
- Hodunk Speedway
Bloodshot Stronghold
- Rat's Nest
- Satan's Suckhole
Bloodshot Ramparts
- Shrine of the Gunbringer
Friendship Gulag
- None
End of the Line
- Snowblind Defile
- Terminus Plateau
The Fridge
- The Rat Maze
- Crystal Claw Pit
- Frigid Cleft
- The Rakk Cave
- Icemaw Grotto
- Stalker Hollow
Fink's Slaughterhouse
- Fink's Slaughter Factory
The Holy Spirits
- Ale Wee Cavern
Caustic Caverns
- Oozing Discharge
- Dahl Deep Core 06
- Rumbling Shore
- Nether Hive
- Varkid Ramparts
- Abandoned Mining Site
- Infested Warehouse
- Guardian Ruins
The Bunker
- None
Control Core Angel
- None
Marcus's Munitions Storeroom
- None
Ore Chasm
- None
Hero's Pass
- Guardian Slag Heap
- Emergency Supply Cache
- Drift Mouth Access
Vault of the Warrior
- None
Terramorphous Peak (Not Required)
- None
This guide was translated automatically.
7 Comments
I can advise that you need to open it immediately on every map you visit (I mean, so that there are no blackouts). This will help a lot. because there are a lot of cards and you can get confused.
By The_Killers_Rus on 21 Nov 2012 20:46
I opened the entire map, but they didn’t give me the trophy. There was not a single blackout.. It turned out that the problem was in the Southpaw Steam and Power lock. There at the end you need to open the grate and run to the exit. After that they gave me a trophy.
By nervion on 16 Jul 2014 20:29
This guide was translated automatically.
in Southern Shelf, when you run to the boss on a cannon, you need to run through the people to the left, after checking all the other assumptions, it worked.
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