"Glee" has sold more than 9 million albums and 21 million downloads, making it one of the world's hottest music properties. Its first concert tour, 2010's "Glee Live!", kicked off at this arena.
This historic venue hosted America's first-ever “Gorillaz Festival," during which the band--a.k.a. Damon Albarn with accompanying animations--played every song on their "Demon Days" album.
When Jenna Lyons, creative director of J.Crew (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), visits the store's Italian shoe factory, she stops by this mom-and-pop eatery for roasted potatoes with rosemary.
Michael Marks, of Marks & Spencer (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), opened his first grocery stand at this market in 1884. He sold nails, soaps, and other items were for roughly one penny each.
Last year, Walmart (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) opened its first-ever student-oriented pop-up shop on this campus.
Walmart (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) built its largest outlet here, spanning roughly 260,000 square feet. That’s five times the size of the White House.
Apple engineer Gray Powell lost an iPhone 4 prototype here, which was eventually dissected on the blog Gizmodo a full two months before its official June 2010 release date.
Engineers from ARM (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), who tweak the microchips used in iPads, come to this Austin chain for a different kind of chip--preferably topped with Roberto’s Brazo-Fuerte dip.
Cisco (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) is named for “San Francisco,” and this bridge inspired the company’s original logo.
In exchange for the classic Coca-Cola ads on the walls here, some chefs film themselves making Coke-inspired recipes (BBQ sauce, dressing) for one of the beverage titan's blogs.
Though it may still look like a construction site, this tower will eventually house the new Conde Nast HQ, which will take up nearly a million square feet of office space.
Before graduating from this university in 1985, Conan O'Brien, founder of Conaco Productions (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), spent two years editing campus humor mag "The Harvard Lampoon."
The Jurassic Park dinos featured in this theme park's ride couldn’t produce lysine. In real life, they’d need help from Dacheng Industrial, among the world’s foremost synthesizers of the amino acid.
This club hosts the highlight of the annual DonorsChoose Moustaches for Kids charity contest, where growers gather to drink "picklebacks" (a shot of Jameson whisky and a shot of pickle juice).
This pub near eBay's HQ is where innovations are hatched from casual conversations over pretzels and beer. The most recent: a deal-finding feature called, um, Deal Finder, that launched in December.
Visit this sandwich shop at lunchtime and you're likely to spot an employee from Most Innovative Company EA. Their go-to orders include the Dripper: roast beef smothered in BBQ and melted Swiss.
Since opening its first modest retail outlet at this mall in 1989, Forever 21 (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) has expanded its average store size to 5,000 square feet.
Adam McKay, co-founder of Funny or Die (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), was also a founding member of this comedy club, whose alumni include Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and Jack McBrayer.
Among the technorati who attend events at this theater: "Natural Capitalism" author Paul Hawken and Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia (a 2011 Most Innovative Company).
This library was among the first to join Google's "Library Project," which aims to scan the collections of the world's major book repositories and make their contents searchable online.
In the early '90s, Zack Zalon, cofounder of Hello Music (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), worked as a manager at this club. He brought hundreds of acts to the stage, including No Doubt and Pearl Jam.
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.
JetBlue (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) is the first corporation ever to receive rights to Milton Glaser's famous "I ♥ NY" logo, which is featured prominently in the airline's New York ads.
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.
This rock 'n' roll-themed branch of McDonald's (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) draws massive crowds: Its capacity is 300 people, more than three times as many as the average McDonald's.
The New York Times (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) earned its stripes in 1870, after publishing a series of exposés on a corrupt politician known as "Boss" Tweed.
Nike's empire began with a single storefront, which opened across the street from this bar in the '60s as "Blue Ribbon Sports." Among its employees: Olympic runner Steve "Pre" Prefontaine.
Students at NYU (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) are drawn to this close-to-campus cafe, known for free Wi-Fi and good eats. Order a cup of the house blend and a chicken pesto sandwich.
Philip Lim was so inspired by the fashions at this luxe retailer--where he once worked--that he decided to pursue a career in design. His first step? Landing an internship with Katayone Adeli.
This hospital is the heart of SynCardia’s artificial heart business. Of the 368 devices implanted in U.S. patients, 113 have been performed here--more than at any other clinic in the country.
