diff --git a/place_tracker/assets/heart.png b/place_tracker/assets/heart.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc37e5904
Binary files /dev/null and b/place_tracker/assets/heart.png differ
diff --git a/place_tracker/assets/visited.png b/place_tracker/assets/visited.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8017416b
Binary files /dev/null and b/place_tracker/assets/visited.png differ
diff --git a/place_tracker/lib/place_map.dart b/place_tracker/lib/place_map.dart
index 1854b7548..459a57ae6 100644
--- a/place_tracker/lib/place_map.dart
+++ b/place_tracker/lib/place_map.dart
@@ -22,20 +22,17 @@ class PlaceMap extends StatefulWidget {
 class PlaceMapState extends State<PlaceMap> {
 
   static BitmapDescriptor _getPlaceMarkerIcon(PlaceCategory category) {
-    // TODO(kenzieschmoll): use custom marker assets.
-    double markerHue;
     switch (category) {
       case PlaceCategory.favorite:
-        markerHue = BitmapDescriptor.hueRed;
+        return BitmapDescriptor.fromAsset('assets/heart.png');
         break;
       case PlaceCategory.visited:
-        markerHue = BitmapDescriptor.hueViolet;
+        return BitmapDescriptor.fromAsset('assets/visited.png');
         break;
       case PlaceCategory.wantToGo:
       default:
-        markerHue = BitmapDescriptor.hueAzure;
+        return BitmapDescriptor.defaultMarker;
     }
-    return BitmapDescriptor.defaultMarkerWithHue(markerHue);
   }
 
   static List<Place> _getPlacesForCategory(PlaceCategory category, Map<Marker, Place> places) {
diff --git a/place_tracker/pubspec.yaml b/place_tracker/pubspec.yaml
index 46130ef26..a893fb582 100644
--- a/place_tracker/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/place_tracker/pubspec.yaml
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
     sdk: flutter
 
 flutter:
+  assets:
+    - assets/
 
   uses-material-design: true
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