Solar eclipse 2024: Next US total solar eclipse path, states, more

You may want to save this date: April 8, 2024

That's the next time parts of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse.

OK, so you might think it’s too early to plan, but remember Monday’s “Great American Eclipse?”

Camp sites, hotels and private rentals were booked months in advance. Remember the frantic hunt for those special glasses?

The Aug. 21, 2017 total solar eclipse stretched from Salem, Ore. to Charleston, S.C.

> 2017 Eclipse: Total Awe. A look back at the eclipse through the eyes of those who saw it

> The 2019 Total Solar Eclipse was visible in South America -- and online

In 2024, the projected path in North America goes from parts of Mexico through Canada.

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A total of 14 states will be in the path of totality. They include:

Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Vermont

U.S. cities that will be in the path of totality include Indianapolis, Ind.; Cleveland, Ohio; Little Rock, Ark.; Austin, Tex.; and Buffalo, N.Y., according to NASA.

If you’re fine with a partial view, you may want to consider a long weekend in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. or New York City.

One person who may not be there is Jane Tomlin.

"I do have to say it was probably one of the most awesome natural experiences I've ever seen," said Tomlin, co-owner of Tomlin BBQ in Rabun Gap, which was packed with tens of thousands of sun gazers. Tomlin's restaurant was closed that day, but she and watched from her yard with friends and family. "Would I travel anywhere else to see it? I doubt it, I'm not much of a crowd person, but it was pretty fantastic."