I was not sure how this was going to turn out but I am very happy with it. There are a lot of world maps made of wood and the prices vary a lot. This turned out to be very nice. It was cut very well. I like the different height in the layers, it makes it more 3D. It does not really come with anything to mark where you have been. It has small plastic targets? and check marks. They looked cheesy. Since it is made with, I think, millamean??, tacks would not go through it very well so I bought rhinestone stickers and each family member has their own color. So I actually like it better than just flag pins or something similar, it turned out more personalized with the rhinestones. I was also unsure about how difficult it was going to be to get it up on the wall, and it was not bad. I marked out the 2xl square size, they had two pattern pieces that you taped in the opposite corners, then you slowly build from there. It took awhile, but mostly because the sticky pads they provided were hard to peel off, but they stick very well! The smaller islands, instead of using the provided sticky pads, I used a double sided tape runner. Everything is holding great! The only bad, since it is a faux wood type material, my son drug something across it by accident and it did scratch it. I used a marker and covered it up and you can't notice it. I would definitely buy it again! Great quality for the price.