RANDOM CITY GENERATOR

Spin for a random city from 152 well-known places: 50 US cities and the rest from Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. Filter by region or to national capitals.

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152 cities · 0.66% each

Region

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The wheel shows 24 of the 152 matching cities, drawn at random, so every one has the same chance.

Every city on the wheel

All the cities, grouped by region, with the state or country each one is in.

United States

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New York City(New York, United States)
Los Angeles(California, United States)
Chicago(Illinois, United States)
Houston(Texas, United States)
Phoenix(Arizona, United States)
Philadelphia(Pennsylvania, United States)
San Antonio(Texas, United States)
San Diego(California, United States)
Dallas(Texas, United States)
Austin(Texas, United States)
Jacksonville(Florida, United States)
San Jose(California, United States)
Columbus(Ohio, United States)
Charlotte(North Carolina, United States)
Indianapolis(Indiana, United States)
San Francisco(California, United States)
Seattle(Washington, United States)
Denver(Colorado, United States)
Nashville(Tennessee, United States)
Washington, D.C.(United States · capital)
Boston(Massachusetts, United States)
Las Vegas(Nevada, United States)
Portland(Oregon, United States)
Detroit(Michigan, United States)
Memphis(Tennessee, United States)
Atlanta(Georgia, United States)
Miami(Florida, United States)
New Orleans(Louisiana, United States)
Minneapolis(Minnesota, United States)
Salt Lake City(Utah, United States)
Honolulu(Hawaii, United States)
Anchorage(Alaska, United States)
Kansas City(Missouri, United States)
St. Louis(Missouri, United States)
Pittsburgh(Pennsylvania, United States)
Baltimore(Maryland, United States)
Milwaukee(Wisconsin, United States)
Albuquerque(New Mexico, United States)
Tucson(Arizona, United States)
Omaha(Nebraska, United States)
Raleigh(North Carolina, United States)
Orlando(Florida, United States)
Tampa(Florida, United States)
Cleveland(Ohio, United States)
Cincinnati(Ohio, United States)
Savannah(Georgia, United States)
Charleston(South Carolina, United States)
Boise(Idaho, United States)
Santa Fe(New Mexico, United States)
Buffalo(New York, United States)

50 cities · 2.0% chance each when spun alone

Canada

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Toronto(Ontario, Canada)
Montreal(Quebec, Canada)
Vancouver(British Columbia, Canada)
Calgary(Alberta, Canada)
Ottawa(Ontario, Canada · capital)
Quebec City(Quebec, Canada)
Halifax(Nova Scotia, Canada)
Winnipeg(Manitoba, Canada)

8 cities · 12.5% chance each when spun alone

Latin America and Caribbean

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Mexico City(Mexico · capital)
Cancún(Mexico)
Guadalajara(Mexico)
Havana(Cuba · capital)
San Juan(Puerto Rico)
Panama City(Panama · capital)
Bogotá(Colombia · capital)
Medellín(Colombia)
Cartagena(Colombia)
Quito(Ecuador · capital)
Lima(Peru · capital)
Cusco(Peru)
Santiago(Chile · capital)
Buenos Aires(Argentina · capital)
Montevideo(Uruguay · capital)
Rio de Janeiro(Brazil)
São Paulo(Brazil)

17 cities · 5.9% chance each when spun alone

Europe

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London(United Kingdom · capital)
Edinburgh(Scotland, United Kingdom)
Dublin(Ireland · capital)
Paris(France · capital)
Rome(Italy · capital)
Venice(Italy)
Florence(Italy)
Madrid(Spain · capital)
Barcelona(Spain)
Seville(Spain)
Lisbon(Portugal · capital)
Amsterdam(Netherlands · capital)
Brussels(Belgium · capital)
Berlin(Germany · capital)
Munich(Germany)
Zurich(Switzerland)
Vienna(Austria · capital)
Prague(Czechia · capital)
Budapest(Hungary · capital)
Warsaw(Poland · capital)
Kraków(Poland)
Copenhagen(Denmark · capital)
Stockholm(Sweden · capital)
Oslo(Norway · capital)
Helsinki(Finland · capital)
Reykjavík(Iceland · capital)
Athens(Greece · capital)
Dubrovnik(Croatia)
Istanbul(Türkiye)

29 cities · 3.4% chance each when spun alone

Asia

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Tokyo(Japan · capital)
Kyoto(Japan)
Osaka(Japan)
Seoul(South Korea · capital)
Beijing(China · capital)
Shanghai(China)
Hong Kong(China)
Taipei(Taiwan)
Singapore(Singapore · capital)
Bangkok(Thailand · capital)
Hanoi(Vietnam · capital)
Ho Chi Minh City(Vietnam)
Manila(Philippines · capital)
Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia · capital)
Jakarta(Indonesia)
Mumbai(India)
New Delhi(India · capital)
Jaipur(India)
Kathmandu(Nepal · capital)

19 cities · 5.3% chance each when spun alone

Middle East

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Dubai(United Arab Emirates)
Abu Dhabi(United Arab Emirates · capital)
Doha(Qatar · capital)
Muscat(Oman · capital)
Riyadh(Saudi Arabia · capital)
Amman(Jordan · capital)
Beirut(Lebanon · capital)
Tel Aviv(Israel)

8 cities · 12.5% chance each when spun alone

Africa

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Cairo(Egypt · capital)
Marrakech(Morocco)
Casablanca(Morocco)
Tunis(Tunisia · capital)
Dakar(Senegal · capital)
Accra(Ghana · capital)
Lagos(Nigeria)
Addis Ababa(Ethiopia · capital)
Nairobi(Kenya · capital)
Kigali(Rwanda · capital)
Zanzibar City(Tanzania)
Johannesburg(South Africa)
Cape Town(South Africa)

13 cities · 7.7% chance each when spun alone

Oceania

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Sydney(Australia)
Melbourne(Australia)
Brisbane(Australia)
Perth(Australia)
Auckland(New Zealand)
Wellington(New Zealand · capital)
Queenstown(New Zealand)
Suva(Fiji · capital)

8 cities · 12.5% chance each when spun alone

Ways to use a random city generator

Pick a trip

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Geography practice

Spin and find the city on a map, name its country, or say whether it is a capital. Filter to capitals for a harder round.

Story and game settings

Need a setting for a story, a tabletop campaign or a mystery party? Let the wheel pick the city.

Themed dinners

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About the list

The list favors cities people travel to, study or hear about, not a census table. US cities are well represented because most visitors here are planning trips or lessons in the US.

Capitals are tagged only for national capitals. Washington, D.C. counts; state capitals and Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, do not, because they are not the capital of a country. Some countries split their capital functions, so check a reference before you quiz anyone on it.

Every spin is fair: the result is chosen before the animation starts, and the method is written up onhow random selection works. To spin your own list instead, use the custom wheel.