There are 18 memories to collect: 13 are tied to photos from the Captured Memories Quest, while the remaining five appear as you complete the main story.
Where to Find the Captured Memory Locations
To begin the Captured Memories Quest, you’ll first need to speak to Purah in Hateno Village. Purah is tied to the Locked Mementos Quest, which you’ll acquire from Impa after talking to her in Kakariko Village. After locating Purah (you can find her in the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab north of Hateno Village) and completing a task for her, she’ll repair your Sheikah Slate. You must then return to Impa, who will task you with finding Princess Zelda’s lost memories, which are tied to photos she took with the Sheika Slate. Below, we’ll show you how to find all 12 of these memories (and the final secret memory!).
Photo #1: Subdued Ceremony
This memory is located in Central Hyrule, just south of Hyrule Castle, in the Sacred Ground Ruins. You’ll find it in the center of the ruins.
Photo #2: Resolve and Grief
This is one of the easier memories to locate, as it’s close to the game’s opening area, the Great Plateau.
Photo #3: Zelda’s Resentment
Located right outside the Tena Ko’sah Shrine, this memory is pretty straightforward to find. Just watch out for a group of Moblins that patrol the area.
Photo #4: Blades of the Yiga
You’ll likely find this memory organically as you make your way to Gerudo Town to complete the main quest - Divine Beast Vah Naboris. But if not, it’s easy to locate as long as you’ve uncovered the Gerudo Wasteland area.
Photo #5: A Premonition
One of the trickier memories to find, you’ll need to navigate the cliffs southwest of Goronbi River to reach it.
Photo #6: Silent Princess
Although this memory is close to Hyrule Castle, you won’t have to put yourself in much danger to reach it.
Photo #7: Shelter from the Storm
You’ll find this memory north of the Bridge of Hylia, across the river from Scout’s Hill.
Photo #8: Father and Daughter
This is the most difficult memory to attain, as it’s located within Hyrule Castle. However, there’s a route you can take that will let you get in and out relatively fast and with minimal enemy resistance.
Photo #9: Slumbering Power
You’ll find this memory just south of North Akkala Valley in the Spring of Power.
Photo #10: To Mount Lanayru
This memory can be easily found next to the horse statue in the Sanidin Park Ruins.
Photo #11: Return of Calamity Ganon
You’ll find this memory at Lanayru Road - East Gate. It will be a bit of a trek to reach this area unless you’ve discovered the Dow Na’eh Shrine, which is located to the southwest.
Photo #12: Despair
This memory is located in a nondescript woodland area, but isn’t too difficult to find if you know where you’re going.
Photo #13: Zelda’s Awakening
This final memory is only unlocked after you locate all 12 of the photos in your Sheikah Slate.
How to Find the Main Quest Memories
In addition to the 13 photo memories, there are an additional five memories tied to main story quests. You’ll get the first four naturally by completing each of the Divine Beast quests, but the fifth one requires a bit more work to attain.
Memory #1: Revali’s Flap
This memory can be found in the main quest - Divine Beast Vah Medoh. After speaking to the Rito Village Elder, talk to Teba’s wife in the next building. She’ll point to a landing platform, which will trigger Link’s memory of the champion Revali.
Memory #2: Daruk’s Mettle
This memory can be found in the main quest - Divine Beast Vah Rudania. The Goron City boss, Bludo, will point out a large carving of the Champion Daruk that’s built into the city walls. This will trigger Link’s memory of the Goron Champion.
Memory #3: Urbosa’s Hand
This memory can be found in the main quest - Divine Beast Vah Naboris. After reclaiming the Thunder Helm from the Yiga Clan and giving it back to Gerudo Town’s chief, Riju, you’ll trigger Link’s memory of the champion Urbosa.
Memory #4: Mipha’s Touch
This memory can be found in the main quest - Divine Beast Vah Ruta. Speak to Muzu on the lower level of Zora’s Domain. He’ll point out a statue of Mipha, which will trigger Link’s memory of the fallen Champion.
Memory #5: The Master Sword
This memory can be found in the main quest - The Hero’s Sword. You’ll need to locate the Master Sword in Korok Forest and successfully claim it before triggering the memory. Follow our guide to find out how to get the Master Sword!
How to Watch All Captured Memories in Chronological Order
Although you can unlock all 18 memories in any order you wish, this could lead to some confusion if you’re trying to piece together Breath of the Wild’s backstory. If you want to view the events of the Great Calamity chronologically, you should collect and view the captured memories in the following order:
