Random City Generator

Need a quick location idea. The random city generator picks a city with one click.

Each result shows the city and country for clear context. You can filter by continent or by country. The result includes the total number of cities in the pool.

What the random city generator does

This tool selects one city at random from a set list. It shows three details that matter for context.

• City and country appear in the header.
• Continent appears on the next line.
• Total cities in database shows the size of the pool.

The list covers well known cities across six continents. It gives fast ideas for travel, writing, and study.

How to use this tool

1. Open the Filter by menu.
2. Choose All Locations for the full list.
3. Choose Continent to limit by region.
4. Pick a continent in the second menu.
5. Choose Country to limit to one nation.
6. Pick a country in the second menu.
7. Click Generate Random City.
8. Read the city and country shown.
9. Click again for a new city.

Inputs explained

• Filter by: Select All Locations, Continent, or Country.
• Filter value: This menu appears for Continent and Country. Pick one option from the list.
• Generate Random City: This button creates one new result.

You can leave the second menu blank to draw from the full list. This helps when you want wide variety.

Output explained

• Header: Shows City, Country. This gives clear place context.
• Continent: Shows the region for the city.
• Total cities in database: Shows the size of the full pool.
• Zero results case: If a filter returns nothing, you will see the message No cities found.

Click again to refresh the result. Fresh pick, same rules.

Common use cases

• Travel ideas: Pick a place to research for your next trip.
• Writing prompts: Grab a setting for a story or a scene.
• Geography practice: Quiz yourself on city and country pairs.
• Classroom warm up: Start a lesson with a random place.
• Design and testing: Seed mock data with real city names.
• Role play sessions: Choose a city for your next campaign stop.

Tips to get more value

• Use All Locations when you want broad ideas.
• Pick Continent to focus your research.
• Pick Country to match a project brief.
• Note the total count to gauge variety.
• Click again until a city sparks an idea.
• Log your picks to build a travel short list.

Limitations and notes

• The tool uses a fixed list of cities.
• Filters only search within this list.
• Names and groupings follow the data used.
• One city appears per click.
• The list spans Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, and Oceania.

Why this helps

Random picks beat choice overload. One click, one idea. Clean and fast.

You get city, country, and continent in one view. That saves time on checks.

Filters help you stay on brief. Use them to match your goal.

Examples

Need a city in Europe. Choose Continent, pick Europe, click the button.

Want any city. Choose All Locations, click the button, note the output.

Working on Canada. Choose Country, pick Canada, click the button.

Frequently asked questions

Does it cover every city

It uses a selected list of well known cities.

Can I filter by region and country at once

Pick one filter type at a time.

Can I export results

Copy the text from the result area.

How random is the pick

Each click selects one city at random from the current pool.

Why do I see the total cities count

It shows the size of the list in use.

That helps you judge variety and plan next steps.