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Exiled in Express
I did the eclipse apocalypse in western Kentucky in 2017, you do not want a rental car.
Assuming you can check most of your belongings I would get a ride share to White Rock Lake Park in Dallas, view the eclipse in "nature" for better effect and get DART back DFW. You do NOT want to be dependent on cars after the event.
My last total eclipse was in Nova Scotia in 1972. (Anyone remember the Carly Simon song "You're So Vain" where the ex- is accused of flying his "Lear jet to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun." ) We took a VW bug, and went to Antigonish, and it clouded over near zero hour, but we drove 10 miles north and had clear sky. The obvious advantage of having wheels, and traffic in 1972 in rural Nova Scotia is different from Dallas in 2024. And its kind of cool to hear the birds start singing when the sun comes back out, which may not happen in the parking lot. But you have convinced me to stay away from cars. .