Hyper Jump to a random place on Earth
Destination42 drops you somewhere new in Google Street View with a single click. No search box, no planning, no download. Press the button, look around, and see where you land.
Hyper JumpOr press J on your keyboard.
How it works
- Press Hyper Jump. We pick a country at random, weighted so big countries come up a little more often without drowning out the small ones.
- Land somewhere real. We choose a spot inside it where Google has official Street View imagery, so you can look around and move along the street.
- Explore, share, jump again. Use Where am I? to see the country and coordinates, Share to send the place to a friend, or open it in Google Maps.
Virtual travel for armchair explorers
Destination42 is for anyone who loves discovering places: curious travellers planning their next trip, teachers looking for a way to bring geography to life, families with ten spare minutes, and people whose health or circumstances keep them at home. It was built to solve the “where do I start?” problem, so you spend your time exploring rather than searching.
Choose your own adventure
Every visitor can make random jumps for free. With a free account you can also:
- Pick a continent or a country and Hyper Jump only within it.
- Keep a Travel Log of your last ten jumps.
- Build a Star Chart of up to 100 favourite places, each with a short note.
Signing in takes seconds: enter your email address, then the one-time code we send you. There are no passwords. See our privacy policy for exactly what we store.
Where you can land
Destinations are currently available in 26 countries across 6 continents, and the list keeps growing.
- Africa
- South Africa
- Asia
- Japan, South Korea, Thailand
- Europe
- Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
- North America
- Canada, Mexico, United States
- Oceania
- Australia, New Zealand
- South America
- Argentina, Brazil, Chile
A non-profit site that supports charity
Destination42 is run as a non-profit. All income the site receives, including any advertising, goes to St Mary’s Church in Tilston, Cheshire and to the teaching of English bell ringing worldwide through the Association of Ringing Teachers. Read the story behind Destination42.
Frequently asked questions
What is Destination42?
Destination42 is a free website that drops you somewhere random on Earth in Google Street View. Press the Hyper Jump button and you land at a real place, which you can look around, walk through and share.
How does Hyper Jump choose a place?
It picks a country first, weighted so larger countries come up a little more often without drowning out the small ones. It then picks a spot inside that country where Google has official Street View imagery, and avoids repeating places you have just seen.
Is Destination42 free? Do I need an account?
It is free and you do not need an account to jump. Signing in is optional: you enter your email address, we send a one-time code, and there are no passwords. Members can choose a continent or a country for their jumps and use the Explorers Lounge, with a Travel Log of recent jumps and a Star Chart of saved places.
Where do the pictures come from?
The panoramas are Google Street View, shown through the Google Maps Embed API. Destination42 is an independent site and is not affiliated with Google.
Why is it called Destination42?
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams made 42 the answer to life, the universe and everything. If you do not know where in the universe to go next, 42 is as good a coordinate as any.
Who is it for?
It is for armchair travellers, curious people, teachers and families, and for anyone whose health or circumstances keep them from travelling. The site was dedicated to a friend who could no longer take the trips on his bucket list.
Where does the money go?
Destination42 is a non-profit website. All income it receives, including any advertising revenue, goes to charitable work: St Mary's Church in Tilston, Cheshire, and the teaching of English bell ringing worldwide through the Association of Ringing Teachers.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers. On a keyboard you can also press J to jump.
Street View imagery © Google. Destination42 is an independent site and is not affiliated with Google.