Some towns impress you with one big attraction. Prescott works differently. The appeal starts before you even make a plan. You arrive, take a breath, look around, and feel the rhythm change. The town sits at more than 5,000 feet in elevation, which helps explain the cooler feel, the mountain air, and the change in pace people notice right away. The National Weather Service lists Prescott Love Field at about 5,043 feet, and long-term climate material for Prescott places the city around 5,200 feet, which gives the area cooler winters, warm summers, and noticeable day-to-night temperature swings. That setting matters. Prescott does not feel like a place where you rush from the parking lot to the building and then back again. It feels like a town that asks you to stay awhile. Maybe you walk the square, grab coffee, watch people pass by, and realize you have been smiling for no special reason. Maybe you head out toward the pines or the lakes and feel like you found breathing room you...