Panda Explorer

Panda Explorer

A beautiful, engaging iOS app for tourists to discover interesting places nearby with an interactive map, smart filters, and delightful animations.

## ✨ Features

### 🗺️ Interactive Map

- Real-time user location tracking

- Custom animated map markers for each category

- Tap markers to see details

- Camera animations when selecting places

- MapKit integration with realistic terrain

### 🎯 Smart Filtering

- **Sliding Filter Menu** - Animates smoothly from the left side

- **Category Filters**: Museums, Restaurants, Parks, Shopping, Entertainment, Landmarks, and Cafés

- **Distance Filters**: 5 or 10-mile radius options

- Beautiful gradient colors for each category

### 📍 Place Categories

Each with unique icons and colors:

- 🏛️ **Museums** (Purple)

- 🍴 **Restaurants** (Red)

- 🌳 **Parks** (Green)

- 🛍️ **Shopping** (Orange)

- 🎭 **Entertainment** (Pink)

- ⭐ **Landmarks** (Yellow)

- ☕ **Cafés** (Brown)

### 🎨 Beautiful UI/UX

- **Spring animations** on every interaction

- **Scale effects** on button presses

- **Smooth transitions** between views

- **Gradients and shadows** throughout

- **Glass morphism effects** with materials

- **Expandable cards** with place details

- **Star ratings** for each location

- **Distance calculations** from user location

### 📱 Additional Features

- Welcome screen for first-time users

- Toggle between map and list view

- Get directions in Apple Maps

- Share places with friends

- Expandable place cards with descriptions

- Selected place highlighting

- Category badges when filtering

- Material backgrounds for modern iOS look