The Cheapest Last-Minute Ways to Catch the Total Solar Eclipse

A total solar eclipse will soon paint a diagonal strip of the United States in complete darkness — and some of the best free and cheap ways to watch it are still available.

Following a path from Salem, Ore., to Columbia, S.C., the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21 will be the first one visible from coast to coast and only in the U.S. in the country’s history. Hundreds of towns, c…

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