Ways to use this list
- Pretend trip: spin a city, find it on a map, check its time zone and work out roughly how far it is from home.
- Guess the region: the class decides whether the city is in the Northeast, Midwest, South or West, then presses that button to check.
- Story setting: writers spin a city and set a short scene there, with one real detail such as its weather, river or famous food.
- Postcard project: each student draws a different city with Remove the winner on and writes a postcard home from it.
- Car game: spin two cities and the family guesses which one is closer to where you live, then checks the distance.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (81 entries)
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Tucson, Arizona
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Los Angeles, California
- San Francisco, California
- San Diego, California
- San Jose, California
- Sacramento, California
- Denver, Colorado
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Hartford, Connecticut
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Miami, Florida
- Orlando, Florida
- Tampa, Florida
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Savannah, Georgia
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Boise, Idaho
- Chicago, Illinois
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Wichita, Kansas
- Louisville, Kentucky
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Portland, Maine
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Detroit, Michigan
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jackson, Mississippi
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Billings, Montana
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Reno, Nevada
- Manchester, New Hampshire
- Newark, New Jersey
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- New York City, New York
- Buffalo, New York
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Fargo, North Dakota
- Columbus, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Portland, Oregon
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Houston, Texas
- Dallas, Texas
- Austin, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Burlington, Vermont
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Richmond, Virginia
- Seattle, Washington
- Spokane, Washington
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Washington, D.C.
Questions people ask
Does the list cover every state?
Yes. There is at least one city from each of the 50 states plus Washington, D.C., so every part of the country can come up. Big states such as Texas and California have several.
Can I get a random city from just one part of the US?
Press Northeast, Midwest, South or West above the picker. The groups follow the four regions of the US Census Bureau, which counts Texas, Maryland and Delaware as the South.
Is there a random US town generator too?
Press Small towns for 21 well-known small places, such as Moab in Utah, Taos in New Mexico and Bar Harbor in Maine. They are good for "where would you live?" games and quieter trip ideas.
What is the biggest city in the United States?
New York City, by a wide margin, followed by Los Angeles and Chicago. If you would rather spin whole states, try the random state generator, which lists all 50 with their capitals.