Most allowed Taxonomies in Appearance->Menus

Whilst the menu system is great, it is a little intensive; 300 is obviously pushing it.

Would a code snippet not be the way to go?

<ul class="places">
    <?php wp_list_categories( 'taxonomy=places&title_li=' ) ?>
</ul>

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