The first total solar eclipse to pass over the U.S. in 38 years will be here this August — plunging day into night as the moon completely blocks the sun. And we're in luck in Missouri: The area just south and east of St. Louis will be one of the very best places to witness it.
Indeed, while the total solar eclipse on August 21 is expected to darken skies from Oregon to South Carolina, nowhere in the country will experience the perfect lineup of sun, moon and earth for a longer period of time than Giant City State Park, which is just southeast of Carbondale, Illinois.…