We are nearly there. April 8, 2024. The last TOTAL solar eclipse viewable from the contiguous United States until 2044!!! You do not want to miss this one guys, and if you're in the NYC / NJ area with a car, it will be close enough to feasibly drive north 5-6 hours for the 3:30pm show, making a (long) day trip out of it! Personally, I envision every car on the highway near the Canadian border pulled over out of their cars staring at the sky from 3:15-3:45, looking like a scene from an asteroid apocolypse movie LOL!!!
If you want to overnight it, you probably missed the boat as most hotels in and around the major towns within the "path of totality" are already fully booked (think Plattsburgh, Niagara Falls, Burlington, Buffalo, Rochester - see Nasa's Eclipse page for more info and maps), but I have a really great suggestion... make a weekend out of it in Montreal - Kayak is showing me their hotel prices are not any higher than normal, you can find a great hotel for under $200 per night!
If you're without a car, you can book a roundtrip Amtrak train from NYC to Montreal. You'll spend about 11 hours on the train each way, so it's time consuming, but worth it if the weather is going to cooperate and be sunny on the 8th! My suggestion is take the train up April 5, you'll have the 6th-8th to enjoy Montreal and it's European beauty, and take the train back home on April 9. It's about $62 each way per adult and almost half that for kids. Or you could risk it with a train ride back on April 8 if you don't mind viewing from inside the train - the schedule looks like it *should* be within the path of totality at the right time!
There are just 2 more things you need before you can go out there and see the total solar eclipse...
GOOD WEATHER!! Sorry, I can't help you with this one, but if it's not a sunny day, we're all screwed :/ But I can help you with this one... you need solar glasses!! I'm not able to test these myself but this 10 pack of solar eclipse glasses on Amazon** is listed as "CE and ISO Certified For Direct Sun Viewing" and has sold over 50k units in the past month! (**as an Amazon affiliate, I receive commission from purchases made after clicking this affiliate link). It's a 10 pack so more than enough for every member of your family, and give some to your friends - sharing is caring!!
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