Best New Pocket of Green

Sparky Park

A former Austin substation notorious for sparking during thunderstorms gets a makeover, and the North University Neighborhood gets a quirky new park. The transformation took place earlier this year, when a fantastical grotto wall, created by local sculptor Berthold Haas, replaced an existing wall. It's still a work in progress, and while some are calling it a pocket park, we call it a small wonder.

Sparky Park
3701 Grooms
www.austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?parkId=692