The following maps icons are the POI (place of interest) type of markers on Google Maps.
Pinlets can range in colour, based on the place type and the searcher’s query. The colours you can see these markers in includes grey, green, red, pink, blue, teal, purple and orange.
Regular pinlets are the drop shape, promoted places are usually orange and square.
There are more than 70 different icons just for point of interest. Rather than confuse your eyes with one solid wall of icons, I’ve put them into logical groups. Some icons you may find in multiple classes.
Civic
City office (Japan) Civil office (Japan) Civic building School School (Japan) Police station Post office Public restrooms Cemetery
Entertainment
Acquarium Amusement park Art venue / sculptures Bar Cinema Drinks venues, wineries Event venue Gambling venue Gardens Library Museum Music venue Stadium Theatre Zoo
Generic / Other
Generic marker 
Generic Marker
Health Services
Hospital Hospital Medical & dental clinic or venue Pharmacy
Money
ATM Bank
Recreation
Bike path Boating Fishing locaiton Golfing Hiking or walking track Parks
Shopping
Convenience store Grocery Store Retail shopping
Transport related
Airport Bike path Boating Bridge Car rental place Electric vehicle charging station Parking Petrol location Public transit place / Train Street of note
Tourism markers
Accommodation or lodging Acquarium Amusement park Art venue / sculptures Bridge Car rental place Cemetery Lighthouse Hiking or walking track Historic place Hotspring Monument Museum Mountain / hills of note Parks Photo opportunity place Relic (Japan) Resorts Street of note Restaurants, cafe’s, food trucks, Zoo
Worship places
Christian place of worship Dharma place of worship Hindu place of worship Islam place of worship Mormon place of worship Shinto place of worship Synagogue Temple place of worship
Iconic Points of Interest
These are the most interesting and fun to find. These are what Google has classed as an iconic location, and rather than give it an ordinary marker, or photo-opportunity marker, they’ve gone through the trouble of designing something special.
These are custom-made icons specifically for that one particular point of interest.
They always show in shades of grey, and they resemble the design of the place they’re indicating.
Sultan Mosque, Singapore 
St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne Australia 
Tokyo Skytree, Japan 
Statue of Liberty, NY USA 
Melbourne Star, Australia 
London Eye, England 
Space Needle, Seattle USA
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