Travelers are planning ahead to get the best views of the celestial sensation.

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Total solar eclipses are rare and its particularly unusual to see them from the contiguous U.S.

So its no surprise that eclipse fans are alreadyplanning ahead to get the most strategic view of the event.

Solar eclipse August 21, 2017 at 1:15pm from Wisconsin, USA 85% Coverage

But definitely dont wait, as Expedia says availability is starting to dwindle in both Burlington and Little Rock.

View of people watching a musical performance on a lawn at a festival

Rush hour right after sunrise over Indiana’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Monument Circle, Indianapolis, USA

Group of female friends have fun together during a solar eclipse event.

Exterior of Cape Arundel Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine

A pair of solar eclipse glasses outside The Rochester Museum & Science Center

Crowds of people walking around Old Montreal

Passenger jet passing across total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse

Rush hour right after sunrise over Indiana’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Monument Circle, Indianapolis, USA

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