Comparing the path of totality from 2017 to 2020.

For Paducah marks the center of the acts as those paths crisscross the country.

Hence the name of the street festival.

X marks the spot.

Clever.

The downtown district hosting vendors, events and activities.

Our Laura Rogers shows us how the city is celebrating this historic event.

Hey.

First time ever in Kentucky.

It's beautiful.

From tourist to local.

I live about 5 minutes from here.

The full range Rocket Club.

They can paint a little rockets that way.

They have a little rocket to take home to the McCracken County Library.

We're also doing make your own eclipse bookmarks.

They're all on the same mission to see the solar eclipse with my family.

This is the 100% totality.

So Paducah, Kentucky, Paducah.

Hosting a two day street festival with Eclipse themed jewelry, art buttons and headwear.

It's my first time ever viewing one.

I've never been in the path of totality before.

And don't forget the most important accessory of all.

Put them on first.

Mr. Science himself, Meteorologist Jason Lindsey teaching kids the proper way to wear those glasses to protect their eyes.

Do not take off your solar eclipse glasses.

While looking as a UNESCO's Creative city, local artists say the Eclipse is introducing their talents to a new audience.

The tourists, when they think of Western Kentucky, they only think of Kentucky.

Lake.

So getting everybody into Paducah and seeing our historic downtown and all the things we've got going on is going to be a big push for the city.

We have a lot of things here in Paducah that are created by artists.

And what's really fun about the eclipse is that we haven't done anything to create this.

This is just a natural phenomenon.

I remember as a child going to see Halley's Comet and it still resonates with me.

It will be 20 years before another solar eclipse can be seen from the U.S.. Once in a lifetime for Kentucky Edition.

Next time this happens.

I'm Laura Rogers.

I know I won't be here 20 years away.

2044.

Yeah, I think I'll miss that one.

The Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau says the governor's office estimates 150,000 people are in western Kentucky for the eclipse.

They've recorded guests in town from 22 states plus Canada and Poland.