Smither Park sports a great big Houston smile on its face as it takes visitors on a whimsical journey that asks them to ignore the sad realities of life.
The contemporary folk art installation park sparkles in a blue-collar neighborhood where families allow their dogs to roam the streets unleashed while they have birthday parties in the driveways. This park, unveiled in 2011, serves Houston as its first folk-inspired green leisure park named after the late John Smither, a prominent…