diff --git a/cmd/visit/main.go b/cmd/visit/main.go
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+++ b/cmd/visit/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/glamour"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var err error
+	if len(os.Args) > 2 {
+		fmt.Println("expected zero or one arguments")
+	}
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+		arg := os.Args[1]
+		switch arg {
+		case "-r", "--random":
+			err = visitRandomUser()
+		default:
+			err = visitUsername(os.Args[1])
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = visitPrompt()
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func visitRandomUser() error {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	usernames, err := getUsernames()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return visitUser(usernames[rand.Intn(len(usernames))])
+}
+
+func visitUsername(username string) error {
+	usernames, err := getUsernames()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, name := range usernames {
+		if name == username {
+			return visitUser(username)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("no such user: %s", username)
+}
+
+func visitPrompt() error {
+	usernames, err := getUsernames()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	username := ""
+	prompt := &survey.Select{
+		Message: "Choose a townie to visit!",
+		Options: usernames,
+	}
+	survey.AskOne(prompt, &username)
+	return visitUser(username)
+}
+
+func visitUser(username string) error {
+	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(filepath.Join("/home", username))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("user is not accepting visitors (could not read user's home directory: %w)", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if !isReadme(file.Name()) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		path := filepath.Join("/home", username, file.Name())
+
+		data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if isMarkdown(file.Name()) {
+			r, _ := glamour.NewTermRenderer(glamour.WithAutoStyle())
+			out, err := r.RenderBytes(data)
+			if err == nil {
+				fmt.Println(string(out))
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println(string(data))
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// TODO handle .plan and .project files
+
+	fmt.Println("TODO non-readme fallback")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func isReadme(filename string) bool {
+	fn := strings.ToLower(filename)
+	return strings.HasPrefix(fn, "readme") || strings.HasPrefix(fn, "welcome")
+}
+
+func isMarkdown(filename string) bool {
+	fn := strings.ToLower(filename)
+	return strings.HasSuffix(fn, ".md") || strings.HasSuffix(fn, ".markdown")
+}
+
+func getUsernames() ([]string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", "town stats | jq -r '.users|map(.username)'")
+	output, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	usernames := []string{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(output, &usernames)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return usernames, nil
+}