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Fast Company: The iPhone app Hipstamatic--which lets anyone create avant garde photos by tapping a button--got art world validation at this gallery, which hosted an exhibit of all-Hipstamatic photos.
1401 N Shoreline Blvd (btwn Pear & La Avenida), Mountain View, CA
Science Museum · 148 tips and reviews
Fast Company: In January, this museum opened R:Evolution, a $19 million exhibit about the first 2,000 years of computing. It includes the first commercially available microprocessor, 1971's Intel 4004.
300 E St SW (btwn 3rd & 4th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Government Building · Southwest Employment Area · 33 tips and reviews
Fast Company: Back in 1988, NASA’s computers were shut down by the Morris worm. Antivirus software from Kaspersky Lab (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) probably could have helped, had it been around.
Fast Company: This resort hosts "The Weekend," an invite-only event that has drawn the founders of Paypal, Flickr, and Evite--all of whom hobnob with Reid Hoffman, CEO of LinkedIn (a 2011 Most Innovative Company).
Fast Company: Trader Joe's (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) opened at this site in 1967, decades before it was trendy to shop organic. The chain was originally named "Pronto Market."
American Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 254 tips and reviews
Fast Company: When he's in midtown Manhattan, David Karp, co-founder of Tumblr (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), likes to dine at this midtown eatery. He orders iced cappuccino and Caesar salad.
Fast Company: When Wieden + Kennedy creatives aren't planning the next YouTube hit for Coca-Cola or Nike, they convene at this eatery, where Chef Kenny Giambalvo mixes local ingredients with Mediterranean fare.
1737 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Haight Ashbury · 62 tips and reviews
Fast Company: John DeWeese and Octavio Good, founders of WordLens (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), regularly frequent this pizza joint, which they can see from their office windows.