diff --git a/src/graphql/places.ts b/src/graphql/places.ts
index 7b3ad46..e74216a 100644
--- a/src/graphql/places.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/places.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ function serializePlace(place: PlaceWithRecentExperiences) {
 
 export async function listPlaces() {
   const places = await prisma.place.findMany({
+    where: {
+      experiences: { some: {} },
+    },
     include: {
       experiences: {
         orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
@@ -139,10 +142,9 @@ export async function listNearbyPlaces(input: NearbyPlacesInput) {
   }
 
   const payload = (await response.json()) as GoogleNearbyResponse;
-  const googlePlaces = parseGoogleNearbyPlaces(input, payload);
-  await upsertGooglePlaces(googlePlaces);
-
-  return listPersistedNearbyPlaces(input);
+  return parseGoogleNearbyPlaces(input, payload).map((place) =>
+    serializeGoogleNearbyPlace(place),
+  );
 }
 
 export async function listVoiceExperiences() {
@@ -218,77 +220,15 @@ function parseGoogleNearbyPlaces(
   return [...placesByGoogleId.values()];
 }
 
-async function upsertGooglePlaces(places: PersistableGooglePlace[]) {
-  await Promise.all(
-    places.map((place) =>
-      prisma.place.upsert({
-        where: { googlePlaceId: place.googlePlaceId },
-        create: place,
-        update: {
-          name: place.name,
-          latitude: place.latitude,
-          longitude: place.longitude,
-          googlePrimaryType: place.googlePrimaryType,
-          googleTypes: place.googleTypes,
-        },
-      }),
-    ),
-  );
-}
-
-async function listPersistedNearbyPlaces(input: NearbyPlacesInput) {
-  const bounds = coordinateBounds(
-    input.latitude,
-    input.longitude,
-    input.radiusMeters,
-  );
-  const places = await prisma.place.findMany({
-    where: {
-      latitude: { gte: bounds.minLatitude, lte: bounds.maxLatitude },
-      longitude: { gte: bounds.minLongitude, lte: bounds.maxLongitude },
-    },
-    include: {
-      experiences: {
-        orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
-        take: 10,
-        include: { user: true },
-      },
-    },
-  });
-
-  return places
-    .map((place) => ({
-      place,
-      distanceMeters: distanceMeters(
-        input.latitude,
-        input.longitude,
-        place.latitude,
-        place.longitude,
-      ),
-    }))
-    .filter(({ distanceMeters }) => distanceMeters <= input.radiusMeters)
-    .sort((a, b) => a.distanceMeters - b.distanceMeters)
-    .map(({ place }) => serializePlace(place));
-}
-
-function coordinateBounds(
-  latitude: number,
-  longitude: number,
-  radiusMeters: number,
-) {
-  const metersPerLatitudeDegree = 111320;
-  const latitudeDelta = radiusMeters / metersPerLatitudeDegree;
-  const longitudeScale = Math.max(
-    Math.cos(degreesToRadians(latitude)),
-    0.000001,
-  );
-  const longitudeDelta =
-    radiusMeters / (metersPerLatitudeDegree * longitudeScale);
-
+function serializeGoogleNearbyPlace(place: PersistableGooglePlace) {
   return {
-    minLatitude: latitude - latitudeDelta,
-    maxLatitude: latitude + latitudeDelta,
-    minLongitude: longitude - longitudeDelta,
-    maxLongitude: longitude + longitudeDelta,
+    id: place.googlePlaceId,
+    googlePlaceId: place.googlePlaceId,
+    name: place.name,
+    latitude: place.latitude,
+    longitude: place.longitude,
+    googlePrimaryType: place.googlePrimaryType,
+    googleTypes: place.googleTypes,
+    experiences: [],
   };
 }