You should drive up to the totality, it's worth it...
Freaking Carbondale, IL...2 total eclipses in their front yard in a 7 year period!
If you haven't' stood within one of these blue lines, you've never seen a true full eclipse. Temperatures drop, the stars come out, local weather patterns change, bird go to roost, and then the damned Sun disappears. It's a completely otherworldly thing to experience.
Last eclipse I traveled a great distance, brought lots of equipment, took lots of photos, and all but missed the whole thing by spending too much time trying to capture it. This time, I'm sitting down and watching the event, not trying to save it.