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While some hardcore eclipse chasers have been planning trips for years, cities within a day’s drive of the total eclipse believe that many tourists will be last-minute travelers inspired to make the trek from metropolitan areas like Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Atlanta.

Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, and Austin may not see a total eclipse, but Curbed is still on the beat.

Curbed DC knows where to get eclipse glasses and the top locales for seeing an 81 percent eclipse.

Northeast Georgia is in the path of totality, so Curbed Atlanta has mapped all the best spots to view the eclipse.

Curbed Detroit has all the Motor City intel, over here, while the Big Easy eclipse is covered by Curbed New Orleans.

San Francisco will see a 76 percent eclipse, so don’t miss the best spots for viewing.

Staying in New York? Find out where to watch it, what to expect, and more.

Seattle will see 92 percent of an eclipse, if the clouds don’t spoil the party.

The solar eclipse coming to a sky near you

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To find out what it will look like near you, Vox has a helpful interactive map of how much you’ll see depending on your ZIP code. No matter where you live in the United States, you’ll be able to see what some are calling the great American eclipse. The hype about the upcoming eclipse stems in part from its rarity it’s the first time a total solar eclipse has passed from one coast of the U.S. NASA Where and what’s happeningĮclipses happen every 18 months or so, but many are partial eclipses that can’t be seen well in North America. The path of the total solar eclipse, stretching from the east coast of South Carolina to the west coast of Oregon. This is the story of solar eclipse boom towns.

Experts believe that up to 7.4 million people will visit the path of totality on eclipse day, causing potentially crippling traffic, boosting local coffers by millions of dollars, and resulting in what might be the greatest temporary mass migration of humans to see a natural event in U.S. The impact of the eclipse on the towns and cities in its path can’t be overstated. Millions of people across the country are expected to travel in order to see what happens when the moon aligns with the sun, creating a black hole ringed by light. And for towns stretching from the west coast of Oregon to the east coast of South Carolina, it’s also shaping up to be one of their biggest tourism events ever.įor the hundreds of towns in the path of “totality,” the sun will be completely blocked out by the moon for two minutes and a partial eclipse will be visible for about 1.5 hours. Astronomically, it’s one of the biggest events of the decade. On Monday, August 21, a solar eclipse will travel across the entire United States for the first time since 1918. Editor's Note: This post was originally published on Augand has been updated with the most recent information.