diff --git a/resources/maps/00.txt b/resources/maps/01.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from resources/maps/00.txt
rename to resources/maps/01.txt
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bd232ed..4fe8749 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ use ggez::event::KeyCode;
 use ggez::event::KeyMods;
 use ggez::{conf, event, timer, Context, GameResult};
 use specs::{RunNow, World, WorldExt};
+
+use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::fs::File;
 use std::path;
 
 mod audio;
@@ -76,23 +79,15 @@ impl event::EventHandler for Game {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn initialize_level(world: &mut World) {
-    const MAP: &str = "
-    N N N N X X X X X N N N N N N N N N N N N N
-    N N N N X . . . X N N N N N N N N N N N N N
-    N N N N X * . . X N N N N N N N N N N N N N
-    N N X X X . . * X X X N N N N N N N N N N N
-    N N X . . * . . * . X N N N N N N N N N N N
-    X X X . X . X X X . X N N N N N X X X X X X
-    X . . . X . X X X . X X X X X X X . . % % X
-    X . * . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . % % X
-    X X X X X . X X X X . X @ X X X X . . % % X
-    N N N N X . . . . . . X X X N N X X X X X X
-    N N N N X X X X X X X X N N N N N N N N N N
-    ";
+pub fn initialize_level(world: &mut World, level: u32) {
+    let map_file = format!("resources/maps/{:02}.txt", level);
 
-    // @TODO: load map from file
-    load_map(world, MAP.to_string());
+    let mut file = File::open(&map_file).expect("Failed to open map file");
+    let mut map = String::new();
+    file.read_to_string(&mut map).expect("failed to read map file");
+
+
+    load_map(world, map);
 }
 
 pub fn main() -> GameResult {
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn main() -> GameResult {
     register_resources(&mut world);
 
     // @TODO multiple levels
-    initialize_level(&mut world);
+    initialize_level(&mut world, 1);
 
     // Create a game context and event loop
     let context_builder = ggez::ContextBuilder::new("rust_sokoban", "Timothy J. Warren")