I gave it a try, but where I live it was close to the horizon before dawn (if memory serves) and really only meaningfully visible using a telescope. There were long lines for those telescopes in the cold cold pre-morning, so I went home.
I saw it later in the year, higher in the sky. I do remember our astronomy club doing a special Public Nite at our observatory. Park District officials estimated that we had ~5000 people there that night.
Years later we had Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp, in 1996 and 1997, respectfully, with similar turnouts. Fun times, for sure!
We had one last year that was quite bright, but not up to the previous two comets’ illumination. I can’t remember its name now, but I think one of the space probes spotted it.