diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/views.py b/backend/server/adventures/views.py
index f009f36..0d8b097 100644
--- a/backend/server/adventures/views.py
+++ b/backend/server/adventures/views.py
@@ -1161,5 +1161,4 @@ class ReverseGeocodeViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
                         visited_region.save()
                         new_region_count += 1
                         new_regions[region.id] = region.name
-        return Response({"new_regions": new_region_count, "regions": new_regions})
-    
+        return Response({"new_regions": new_region_count, "regions": new_regions})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 38d81e3..9ffdfdc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
       - DEBUG=False
       - FRONTEND_URL='http://localhost:8015' # Used for email generation. This should be the url of the frontend
     ports:
-      - "8016:80" # User can change this to any outward port without breaking the setup
+      - "8016:80"
     depends_on:
       - db
     volumes:
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/AdventureModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/AdventureModal.svelte
index 429858d..4715c7c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/AdventureModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/AdventureModal.svelte
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
 		images: adventureToEdit?.images || [],
 		user_id: adventureToEdit?.user_id || null,
 		collection: adventureToEdit?.collection || collection?.id || null,
-		visits: adventureToEdit?.visits || []
+		visits: adventureToEdit?.visits || [],
+		is_visited: adventureToEdit?.is_visited || false
 	};
 
 	let markers: Point[] = [];
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/index.ts b/frontend/src/lib/index.ts
index cab49d4..40d5ff9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,39 @@ export let ADVENTURE_TYPES = [
 	{ type: 'other', label: 'Other' }
 ];
 
+// adventure type to icon mapping
+export let ADVENTURE_TYPE_ICONS = {
+	general: '🌍',
+	outdoor: '🏞️',
+	lodging: '🛌',
+	dining: '🍽️',
+	activity: '🏄',
+	attraction: '🎢',
+	shopping: '🛍️',
+	nightlife: '🌃',
+	event: '🎉',
+	transportation: '🚗',
+	culture: '🎭',
+	water_sports: '🚤',
+	hiking: '🥾',
+	wildlife: '🦒',
+	historical_sites: '🏛️',
+	music_concerts: '🎶',
+	fitness: '🏋️',
+	art_museums: '🎨',
+	festivals: '🎪',
+	spiritual_journeys: '🧘‍♀️',
+	volunteer_work: '🤝',
+	other: '❓'
+};
+
+type AdventureType = keyof typeof ADVENTURE_TYPE_ICONS;
+
+export function getAdventureTypeLabel(type: AdventureType) {
+	const typeObj = ADVENTURE_TYPE_ICONS[type];
+	return typeObj;
+}
+
 export function getRandomBackground() {
 	const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * randomBackgrounds.backgrounds.length);
 	return randomBackgrounds.backgrounds[randomIndex] as Background;
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
index 5d168aa..758f7c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ export type VisitedRegion = {
 	id: number;
 	region: number;
 	user_id: number;
+	longitude: number;
+	latitude: number;
+	name: string;
 };
 
 export type Point = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.server.ts
index 919b101..98d036c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.server.ts
@@ -19,43 +19,21 @@ export const load = (async (event) => {
 				Cookie: `${event.cookies.get('auth')}`
 			}
 		});
-		let visitedRegions = (await visitedRegionsFetch.json()) as VisitedRegion[];
 
-		if (!visitedFetch.ok) {
+		let visitedRegions = (await visitedRegionsFetch.json()) as VisitedRegion[];
+		let adventures = (await visitedFetch.json()) as Adventure[];
+
+		if (!visitedRegionsFetch.ok) {
+			console.error('Failed to fetch visited regions');
+			return redirect(302, '/login');
+		} else if (!visitedFetch.ok) {
 			console.error('Failed to fetch visited adventures');
 			return redirect(302, '/login');
 		} else {
-			let visited: Adventure[] = [];
-			try {
-				let api_result = await visitedFetch.json();
-				visited = api_result as Adventure[];
-				if (!Array.isArray(visited) || visited.length === 0 || !visited) {
-					throw new Error('Visited adventures response is not an array');
-				}
-			} catch (error) {
-				console.error('Error parsing visited adventures:', error);
-				return redirect(302, '/login');
-			}
-
-			// make a long lat array like this { lngLat: [-20, 0], name: 'Adventure 1' },
-			let markers = visited
-				.filter((adventure) => adventure.latitude !== null && adventure.longitude !== null)
-				.map((adventure) => {
-					return {
-						lngLat: [adventure.longitude, adventure.latitude],
-						name: adventure.name,
-						visits: adventure.visits,
-						type: adventure.type,
-						is_visited: adventure.is_visited
-					};
-				});
-
-			console.log('sent');
-
 			return {
 				props: {
-					markers,
-					visitedRegions
+					visitedRegions,
+					adventures
 				}
 			};
 		}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
index 0b8d925..89b03d5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
@@ -1,91 +1,53 @@
-<script>
-	// @ts-nocheck
-
+<script lang="ts">
 	import AdventureModal from '$lib/components/AdventureModal.svelte';
-	import {
-		DefaultMarker,
-		MapEvents,
-		MapLibre,
-		Popup,
-		Marker,
-		GeoJSON,
-		LineLayer,
-		FillLayer,
-		SymbolLayer
-	} from 'svelte-maplibre';
+	import { DefaultMarker, MapEvents, MapLibre, Popup, Marker } from 'svelte-maplibre';
 	import { t } from 'svelte-i18n';
+	import type { Adventure, VisitedRegion } from '$lib/types.js';
 	export let data;
 
-	let clickedName = '';
+	let createModalOpen: boolean = false;
+	let showGeo: boolean = false;
+
+	let visitedRegions: VisitedRegion[] = data.props.visitedRegions;
+	let adventures: Adventure[] = data.props.adventures;
+
+	let filteredAdventures = adventures;
+
+	// Updates the filtered adventures based on the checkboxes
+	$: {
+		filteredAdventures = adventures.filter(
+			(adventure) => (showVisited && adventure.is_visited) || (showPlanned && !adventure.is_visited)
+		);
+	}
 
 	console.log(data);
 
-	let showVisited = true;
-	let showPlanned = true;
+	let showVisited: boolean = true;
+	let showPlanned: boolean = true;
 
-	$: filteredMarkers = markers.filter(
-		(marker) => (showVisited && marker.is_visited) || (showPlanned && !marker.is_visited)
-	);
+	let newMarker: { lngLat: any } | null = null;
 
-	let newMarker = [];
+	let newLongitude: number | null = null;
+	let newLatitude: number | null = null;
 
-	let newLongitude = null;
-	let newLatitude = null;
-
-	function addMarker(e) {
-		newMarker = [];
-		newMarker = [...newMarker, { lngLat: e.detail.lngLat, name: 'Marker 1' }];
+	function addMarker(e: { detail: { lngLat: { lng: any; lat: any } } }) {
+		newMarker = null;
+		newMarker = { lngLat: e.detail.lngLat };
 		newLongitude = e.detail.lngLat.lng;
 		newLatitude = e.detail.lngLat.lat;
 	}
 
-	let markers = [];
+	// let markers = [];
 
-	$: {
-		markers = data.props.markers;
-	}
+	// $: {
+	// 	markers = data.props.markers;
+	// }
 
-	function createNewAdventure(event) {
-		let newMarker = {
-			lngLat: [event.detail.longitude, event.detail.latitude],
-			name: event.detail.name,
-			type: event.detail.type,
-			visits: event.detail.visits
-		};
-		markers = [...markers, newMarker];
-		clearMarkers();
+	function createNewAdventure(event: CustomEvent) {
+		adventures = [...adventures, event.detail];
+		newMarker = null;
 		createModalOpen = false;
 	}
-	let visitedRegions = data.props.visitedRegions;
-
-	let allRegions = [];
-
-	let visitArray = [];
-
-	// turns in into an array of the visits
-	visitedRegions.forEach((el) => {
-		visitArray.push(el.region);
-	});
-
-	function clearMarkers() {
-		newMarker = [];
-		newLatitude = null;
-		newLongitude = null;
-	}
-
-	// mapped to the checkbox
-	let showGEO = false;
-	$: {
-		if (showGEO && allRegions.length === 0) {
-			(async () => {
-				allRegions = await fetch('/api/visitedregion/').then((res) => res.json());
-			})();
-		} else if (!showGEO) {
-			allRegions = [];
-		}
-	}
-
-	let createModalOpen = false;
 </script>
 
 <h1 class="text-center font-bold text-4xl">Adventure Map</h1>
@@ -109,14 +71,14 @@
 				id="show-geo"
 				name="show-geo"
 				class="checkbox"
-				bind:checked={showGEO}
+				on:click={() => (showGeo = !showGeo)}
 			/>
-			<!-- <div class="divider divider-horizontal"></div> -->
-			{#if newMarker.length > 0}
+			<div class="divider divider-horizontal"></div>
+			{#if newMarker}
 				<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary mb-2" on:click={() => (createModalOpen = true)}
 					>Add New Adventure at Marker</button
 				>
-				<button type="button" class="btn btn-neutral mb-2" on:click={clearMarkers}
+				<button type="button" class="btn btn-neutral mb-2" on:click={() => (newMarker = null)}
 					>Clear Marker</button
 				>
 			{:else}
@@ -142,12 +104,13 @@
 	class="relative aspect-[9/16] max-h-[70vh] w-full sm:aspect-video sm:max-h-full"
 	standardControls
 >
-	{#each filteredMarkers as marker}
-		{#if marker.is_visited}
+	{#each filteredAdventures as adventure}
+		{#if adventure.latitude && adventure.longitude}
 			<Marker
-				lngLat={marker.lngLat}
-				on:click={() => (clickedName = marker.name)}
-				class="grid h-8 w-8 place-items-center rounded-full border border-gray-200 bg-red-300 text-black shadow-md"
+				lngLat={[adventure.longitude, adventure.latitude]}
+				class="grid h-8 w-8 place-items-center rounded-full border border-gray-200 bg-{adventure.is_visited
+					? 'red'
+					: 'blue'}-300 text-black shadow-md"
 			>
 				<svg
 					width="24"
@@ -156,58 +119,26 @@
 					fill="none"
 					xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
 				>
-					<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="red" stroke-width="2" fill="red" />
+					<circle
+						cx="12"
+						cy="12"
+						r="10"
+						stroke={adventure.is_visited ? 'red' : 'blue'}
+						stroke-width="2"
+						fill={adventure.is_visited ? 'red' : 'blue'}
+					/>
 				</svg>
 				<Popup openOn="click" offset={[0, -10]}>
-					<div class="text-lg text-black font-bold">{marker.name}</div>
-					<p class="font-semibold text-black text-md">Visited</p>
+					<div class="text-lg text-black font-bold">{adventure.name}</div>
 					<p class="font-semibold text-black text-md">
-						{$t(`adventures.activities.${marker.type}`)}
+						{adventure.is_visited ? $t('adventures.visited') : $t('adventures.planned')}
 					</p>
-					{#if marker.visits && marker.visits.length > 0}
-						<p class="text-black text-sm">
-							{#each marker.visits as visit}
-								{visit.start_date
-									? new Date(visit.start_date).toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
-											timeZone: 'UTC'
-										})
-									: ''}
-								{visit.end_date && visit.end_date !== '' && visit.end_date !== visit.start_date
-									? ' - ' +
-										new Date(visit.end_date).toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
-											timeZone: 'UTC'
-										})
-									: ''}
-								<br />
-							{/each}
-						</p>
-					{/if}
-				</Popup>
-			</Marker>
-		{:else}
-			<Marker
-				lngLat={marker.lngLat}
-				on:click={() => (clickedName = marker.name)}
-				class="grid h-8 w-8 place-items-center rounded-full border border-gray-200 bg-blue-300 text-black shadow-2xl focus:outline-2 focus:outline-black"
-			>
-				<svg
-					width="24"
-					height="24"
-					viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-					fill="none"
-					xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-				>
-					<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="blue" stroke-width="2" fill="blue" />
-				</svg>
-				<Popup openOn="click" offset={[0, -10]}>
-					<div class="text-lg text-black font-bold">{marker.name}</div>
-					<p class="font-semibold text-black text-md">Planned</p>
 					<p class="font-semibold text-black text-md">
-						{$t(`adventures.activities.${marker.type}`)}
+						{$t(`adventures.activities.${adventure.type}`)}
 					</p>
-					{#if marker.visits && marker.visits.length > 0}
+					{#if adventure.visits && adventure.visits.length > 0}
 						<p class="text-black text-sm">
-							{#each marker.visits as visit}
+							{#each adventure.visits as visit}
 								{visit.start_date
 									? new Date(visit.start_date).toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
 											timeZone: 'UTC'
@@ -229,31 +160,31 @@
 	{/each}
 
 	<MapEvents on:click={addMarker} />
-	{#each newMarker as marker}
-		<DefaultMarker lngLat={marker.lngLat} />
-	{/each}
+	{#if newMarker}
+		<DefaultMarker lngLat={newMarker.lngLat} />
+	{/if}
 
-	{#each allRegions as { longitude, latitude, name, region }}
-		<Marker
-			lngLat={[longitude, latitude]}
-			on:click={() => (clickedName = name)}
-			class="grid h-8 w-8 place-items-center rounded-full border border-gray-200 bg-green-300 text-black shadow-md"
-		>
-			<svg
-				width="24"
-				height="24"
-				viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-				fill="none"
-				xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+	{#each visitedRegions as region}
+		{#if showGeo}
+			<Marker
+				lngLat={[region.latitude, region.longitude]}
+				class="grid h-8 w-8 place-items-center rounded-full border border-gray-200 bg-green-300 text-black shadow-md"
 			>
-				<!-- green circle -->
-				<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="green" stroke-width="2" fill="green" />
-			</svg>
-			<Popup openOn="click" offset={[0, -10]}>
-				<div class="text-lg text-black font-bold">{name}</div>
-				<p class="font-semibold text-black text-md">{region}</p>
-			</Popup>
-		</Marker>
+				<svg
+					width="24"
+					height="24"
+					viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+					fill="none"
+					xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+				>
+					<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="green" stroke-width="2" fill="green" />
+				</svg>
+				<Popup openOn="click" offset={[0, -10]}>
+					<div class="text-lg text-black font-bold">{name}</div>
+					<p class="font-semibold text-black text-md">{region.name}</p>
+				</Popup>
+			</Marker>
+		{/if}
 	{/each}
 </MapLibre>