jQuery(document).ready(function() { var lat = jQuery('.latitude').text(); var lng = jQuery('.longitude').text(); var zoom = parseInt(jQuery('.zoom').text()); function initialize(){ var myCenter = new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng); var mapProp = { center: myCenter, zoom: zoom, mapTypeId:google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP }; var map=new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("showmap"),mapProp); marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: myCenter, animation: google.maps.Animation.BOUNCE }); marker.setMap(map); } google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize); });