Trip Ideas Space Travel + Astronomy The Best Places in the U.S. to See the NEXT Total Solar Eclipse By Stacey Leasca Stacey Leasca Instagram Twitter Website Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Her photos, videos, and words have appeared in print or online for Travel + Leisure, Time, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, and many more. You'll usually find her in an airport. If you do see her there, please say hello. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Published on August 22, 2017 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Clayton Wells/Getty Images If you’re feeling a little down today because the total solar eclipse of 2017 is over, you’re not alone. While millions of Americans from coast-to-coast were lucky enough to experience the eclipse in totality, millions more got only a taste of a partial eclipse, or were left out of the fun thanks the weather or simply being stuck inside at work. But, not to worry, there’s another eclipse heading to the United States in just seven short years, on April 8, 2024. Sarah Jessica Parker Had the Most Amazing Reaction to the Total Solar Eclipse 01 of 20 San Antonio, Texas Sean Pavone/iStockphoto/Getty Images The Alamo, in San Antonio, will see a 99.9% partial eclipse. That may sound good enough, but really you need to be in totality. Visit the Alamo and then head to the northwest area of the city for totality. 02 of 20 Austin, Texas Sean Pavone/iStockphoto/Getty Images Austin keeps it weird — and that'll be perfect for a total solar eclipse. Totality will last about 1 minute and 50 seconds within the city limits. 03 of 20 Waco, Texas iStockphoto/Getty Images Waco is pretty close to the center line of the path of the eclipse, and will see about 4 minutes and 13 seconds of totality. 04 of 20 Dallas, Texas iStockphoto/Getty Images Dallas will see about 3 minutes and 45 seconds of totality (and Fort Worth will see totality as well, though for less time). 05 of 20 Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas Brian Miller/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Cities are fun for eclipses: All the people, experiencing something so grand together. But to feel one with the universe, consider getting away from it all. Ouachita National Forest is right in the path, and the center of the forest will get 4 minutes and 16 seconds of totality. Make sure you're in a clearing for it. 06 of 20 Ozark National Forest, Arkansas Getty Images Ozark National Forest is in the more northern part of the path, close to Ouachita. 07 of 20 Little Rock, Arkansas Clayton Wells/Getty Images Little Rock will get about 2 minutes and 36 seconds of totality. 08 of 20 Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri Danita Delimont/Gallo Images/Getty Images We're not sure if Mark Twain ever witnessed a total eclipse, but we're sure he would've written something great about it if he did. 09 of 20 Shawnee National Forest, Illinois iStockphoto/Getty Images See 3 minutes and about 22 seconds of totality from the Garden of the Gods in Shawnee National Forest. 10 of 20 Bloomington, Indiana iStockphoto/Getty Images The charming town of Bloomington is almost directly in the center of the path, and will get more than 4 minutes of totality. 11 of 20 Indianapolis, Indiana John J. Miller/Getty Images Indianapolis will get about 3 minutes and 48 seconds. 12 of 20 Toledo, Ohio iStockphoto/Getty Images Lake Erie is almost completely in the path. Consider anywhere on the shore for a relaxing eclipse trip. 13 of 20 Cleveland, Ohio Douglas Sacha/Getty Images Cleveland will get about 3 minutes and 48 seconds. 14 of 20 Lake Erie Douglas Sacha/Getty Images Whether you're in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or New York, Lake Erie is going to be great for this in 2024. 15 of 20 Niagara Falls, New York iStockphoto/Getty Images Niagara will get about 3 minutes and 29 seconds of totality (whether you're on the New York side or the Canadian side). 16 of 20 Buffalo, New York John Greim/LightRocket/Getty Images Buffalo is almost directly on the center line — and will see about 3 minutes and 45 seconds of totality. 17 of 20 Rochester, New York Education Images/UIG/Getty Images Rochester is just south of the line, and will see about 3 minutes and 39 seconds of totality. 18 of 20 Five Ponds Wilderness, New York iStockphoto/Getty Images Five Ponds Wilderness, in New York, will be a great place to see nature during the eclipse. Cranberry Lake (pictured) is one of the northernmost areas and therefore most central to the eclipse — the lake will get about 3 minutes and 35 seconds of totality. 19 of 20 Burlington, Vermont iStockphoto/Getty Images Burlington will get about 3 minutes and 16 seconds. 20 of 20 Baxter State Park, Maine Joe Klementovich/Aurora Open/Getty Images This state park is right in the path, and will get about 3 minutes and 24 seconds of totality. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit