The Impa and the Geoglyphs Questline inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis an incredibly expansive one.
Players must find 12 different Geoglyphs across Hyrule,each with a different mysterious memory’stored' within a pool of water found somewhere on the Geoglyph. And, as was the case inBreath of the Wild, these Memories are where a lot of the story cutscenes ofTears of the Kingdomare found. So, let’s go over where exactly players can find each one.
Updated November 1st, 2023 by Jacob Buchalter:Finding all the Memories in Tears of the Kingdom had to be one of the most exciting parts of the game, and that’s saying something considering how exciting the game is as a whole. But, the story both told and shown in these Memories that Link discovers in these Geoglyphs is so different from most other LoZ storylines. This point is only further proven the farther players progress in the ‘Impa and the Geoglyphs’ Questline, with the final (albeit ‘extra’) Memory being something a lot of players never expected Nintendo to pull. So let’s go over where each and every one of these Geoglyphs is found so that players can make sure they have the whole story.
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North Hyrule Plain
The first memory (it starts at Memory 3 as the first two are story-related Memories) is pretty much given to the player, as Impa herself helps them see the full Geoglyph from above (which appearsto be an image of a Zonai, likely Rauru). To get here, players need only head to theNew Serenne Stablein theNorth Hyrule Plainand follow the road North (towards the top of the map).
Briefly after passing the fork in the road, one leading North and the other South, players should see Impa standing up on a platform overlooking the Geoglyph, talk to her here to actually ‘begin’ the quest as Impa takes link over to the pool of water near the top of the Geoglyph.
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Tanagar Canyon
From the first Geoglyph with Impa, players should head directly northwest toLindor’s Brow Skyview Tower(which should be easily visible thanks to the spotlights). After opening and activating this Tower, reaching the next Geoglyph is a piece of cake.
Ride the Tower into the sky and look down at the ground on the northwestern side. Players should see the next Geoglyph (which appears to be a castle or large building of some sort, likely Rauru’s castle) just on the other side of theTanagar Canyon. Paraglide on over there and head towards the droplet shape just above the ‘entrance’ of the building in the Geoglyph to find the Dragon Tear pool.
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Lake Ferona
The next Geoglyph, chronologically at least, is a pretty far distance from the first two. To get there, Link simply needs to head toward both Death Mountain and Zora’s Domain to the east. Head toLake Feronaon the map specifically (to the south of Death Mountain) and go activate theEldin Canyon Skyview Towerjust west of the Lake.
After activating this tower, use it to head skyward and look directly south. Just northeast of Zelo Pond on the map, players should see the next Geoglyph, which is literally in the shape of Zelda’s Purah Pad. Glide over to the Geoglyph and go to the middle droplet-shaped ‘eyelash’ of the Shiekah Eye on the pad to find the pool where the Memory resides.
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Baltrea Lake
Heading back to more of Central Hyrule, the next Geoglyph is incredibly close to both theSahasra Slope Skyview Towerand theRiverside Stable. To be more precise, it’s directly east ofBaltrea Lake, which is between the two locations.
Fire Link out from the Sahasra Tower and look towards Baltrea Lake and the Geoglyph should be easily seen. This one, at first, is hard to understand visually. But, after watching the Memory, it becomes immediately obvious that this is a Molduga. As for the location of the pool specifically, it’s hidden amongst the trees (careful of theones that don’t stay still) closer to the tail, in another teardrop-like shaped part of the image.
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Gerudo Highlands (Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower)
For the seventh Dragon Tear, it’s time to head to theGerudo Highlandsin southwest Hyrule. Basically, upon arriving in the Gerudo Highlands, players should head to their southwest until they can see the lights of theGerudo Canyon Skyview Towerin full view (alternatively they can go to theGerudo Highlands Skyview Towerjust south of the name ‘Gerudo Highlands’ on the map).
Arrive at either Tower, solve the puzzles to activate them, and launch Link upward heading northwest (or slightly south and very east for the Highlands Tower). From above, players should be able to clearly see the visage of the Geoglyph in the shape of a man ‘bending the knee’. Head towards the bit of flat cliffside near the top of the man’s head to find the pool with the Memory inside.
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Illumeni Plateau
There are a few Geoglyphs that are placed pretty close to one another, and these two are an example of this. On the map, move the cursor directly north from the icon for the 7th Memory’s location. Keep moving it north until it reaches theIllumeni Plateau(for those that haven’t revealed this part of the map yet, it’s about halfway up the darkened ‘lack of a map’ shape).
This Geoglyph is also pretty unique in that it’s one of therare few to not have a Skyview Tower placed nearby. Players can either use theLindor’s Brow Skyview Towerto the northeast or theGerudo Highlands Skyview Towerto the southwest, with either option likely not getting Link all the way to his intended location (without theuse of a Glider trickor Zonai Wing contraption of some sort). From above this Geoglyph is also very easily readable as a depiction of a long-haired woman looking up (obviously fan-favorite character Sonia). To find the pool in which the Memory is kept, head to the center of the bottom-most ‘curl’ of her hair.
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Cape Cresia
Getting to the last few Geoglyphs now, and the 9th one is at the very edge of one side of Hyrule’s map. To find this one, players need to head toEast Necludato the crescent-shaped peninsula just south of the words ‘East Necluda’ on the map. To be more precise, this isCape Cresia, and the Geoglyph takes up the entirety of this crescent landmass with its visual of a curved ornate dagger.
This is another Geoglyph that’s a bit far from a Skyview Tower, with theRabella Wetlands Skyview Towerto the northwest being a fair distance away. Still, it’s worth getting this Tower activated first and using the height to get as close to the Cape in one glide as possible. After reaching the Geoglyph, the pool is near the hilt of the dagger in the northmost section of the hilt pointing toward Palmorae Beach.
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Hebra Mountains (Snowfield Stable)
From tropical beaches to icy wastelands, the next Dragon Tear is on the direct diagonal opposite side of the map from the 9th one in theHebra Mountains. To be more accurate, it’s almost directly north oftheSnowfield Stablenear the edge of the mapor northeast of thePikida Stonegrove Skyview Tower. Again, very hard to tell what this Geoglyph is depicting, especially while avoiding spoilers, but it appears to be a large monster/demon of some sort. In any case, the pool with this terrifying,almost not child-friendly Memory, is in the northernmost middle ‘section’ of the Geoglyph.
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Talus Plateau
Disclaimer: Memories 11, 14, and 16 are all story-related and not part of this Questline, which is why it goes fromMemory 10 to 12 and 13 to 15.
Again the next Tear in the line is on another extreme ‘edge’ of the map, this time on the eastern edge. To easily locate it, on the fully zoomed-out map screen, if players just move their cursor directly south from the’L’in’Lanayru Sea', they’ll be able to pinpoint the Geoglyph right before the spot where it says ‘Talus Plateau’.
Players finally havenearby Skyview Towers to use again, with either theUpland Zorana Skyview Toweror theMount Lanayru Skyview Towergetting them most of the way there (andsome Wing glidingdoing the rest of the work). Once players reach the entrance to theTalus Plateau, it’s hard to miss this Geoglyph depicting…something that doesn’t become clear at all until after they’ve watched thememory regarding the ‘Sages’. Regardless, they’ll find the pool in the bottom left corner of the Glyph.
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Lake Hylia
For the second to last Geoglyph in this questline (though technically third to last), head towards where theBridge of Hyliais located on the map. Directly on the western ‘edge’ ofLake Hylia(parallel toHylia Island) is the next Geoglyph which depicts a Tombstone with flowers placed in front of it.
The pool of this Geoglyph is on the left ‘flower’ in the middle of its three petals.
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Eldin Mountains
After the King’s Duty Memory, players can now head towards the ‘last’ Dragon Tear of all the Geoglyphs, one that (obviously by the title of this entry) depicts the Master Sword. To find it, head due South of where the text of the ‘Eldin Mountains’ is shown on the map. To make things a bit easier, players can grab theThyphlo Ruins Skyview Towerin the middle of the smaller landmass surrounded by water just north of theGreat Hyrule Forest.
Either way, just a bit of a walk south of the road south of theEldin Mountainstext is the next Geoglyph that’s imprinted into a cliffside. Like with the 7th Dragon Tear, just look for a plot of flat ground near the tip of the sword’s hilt and that’s where the last Dragon Tear pool will be.
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Rist Peninsula
After watching the 11th Memory, players will then witness a cutscene in which another Dragon Tear location is shown to them in the middle of a spiral landmass. This is theRist Peninsula, and it’s far northeast on the map, directly north of theTalus Plateau.
Head to the center of the spiral and the ‘actual’ final Dragon Tear pool should be easy to see, though there isn’t a Geoglyph surrounding it. There are, of course,more steps to this Questline after the Memory, but that’s everything as far as the Geoglyphs go. Given thatthe game has been out for quite a long timenow, most players are probably aware that this is the memory that ‘introduces’the fourth dragon alongside Dinraal, Farosh, and Naydra.
