Tucked into the verdant hills of western Wisconsin where the Chippewa and Eau Claire rivers embrace, this gem of a city has quietly become one of the Midwest’s most captivating destinations.

Tucked away in Florida’s Panhandle sits DeFuniak Springs, a town so enchanting it feels like it was plucked from a storybook and placed in the Sunshine State by mistake. This isn’t where you go for ...