diff --git a/templates/map.html b/templates/map.html
index 29a7810..378355c 100644
--- a/templates/map.html
+++ b/templates/map.html
@@ -45,7 +45,27 @@
                 '<span>' + points[i].date + '</span>');
         }
 
-        L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {}).addTo(map);
+        var baseMaps = {
+            "Google Earth": L.tileLayer('http://{s}.google.com/vt/lyrs=s&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}', {
+                maxZoom: 20,
+                subdomains:['mt0','mt1','mt2','mt3']
+            }),
+            "Google Hybrid": L.tileLayer('http://{s}.google.com/vt/lyrs=s,h&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}', {
+                maxZoom: 20,
+                subdomains:['mt0','mt1','mt2','mt3']
+            }),
+            "Google Streets": L.tileLayer('http://{s}.google.com/vt/lyrs=m&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}', {
+                maxZoom: 20,
+                subdomains:['mt0','mt1','mt2','mt3']
+            }),
+            "Google Terrain": L.tileLayer('http://{s}.google.com/vt/lyrs=p&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}', {
+                maxZoom: 20,
+                subdomains:['mt0','mt1','mt2','mt3']
+            }),
+            "OSM Streets": L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {}).addTo(map),
+        };
+
+        var layerControl = L.control.layers(baseMaps).addTo(map);
 
         // when resolving_hash is > 0 we ignore the map's moveend events as to avoid pushing state during a pop
         var resolving_hash = 0;