I don’t think you need to throw your code away, I think you need to fix your ranking algorithm. People use Craigslist even though it’s got minimal styling. CSS

I don’t think you need to throw your code away, I think you need to fix your ranking algorithm. People use Craigslist even though it’s got minimal styling. CSS isn’t UX. And to fix your ranking algo you need to understand places more deeply. The core of your product. You mentioned yourself that ranking by page views was flawed. First of all, it seems that you can probably categorize places into a distinct set of categories. Historical landmarks, locations of past events, locations of ongoing or regular events, buildings for large businesses or government, metro areas (cities, counties, states) etc. Figure out what you actually think is interesting. Probably don’t include a link to Manhattan on your map next to a local business for example. Choose a city you’re not familiar with and figure out if the top links are interesting to you. Tweak your algorithm and check another city. Simple isn’t always good, the world is messy and you’ll have a lot of edge cases.