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FastCompany.com There's No Place Like... CANYON MIDEO NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Geary, Oklahoma Even for folks with enticing work spaces, inspiration tends to strike outside the office-at Troy Golden, a pastor at this church, was back at the pulpit two months after receiving a Total Artificial Heart from SynCardia Systems. "I just can't express how wonderful and awesome it has pubs, churches, coffee shops, and more. With that in mind, FASTCOMPANY.COom rounded up 100 venues that rouse the people behind this year's crop of Most Innovative Companies-no humdrum corporate HQs allowed. Here, we've spotlighted five of our favorites. To see the LA HONDA POST OFFICE La Honda, California In 1997. Canyon Video charged Netflix CEO Reed Hastings a $40 late fee for Apollo 13. sparking the idea for Netflix. The store used to be at this exact location, which is now, ironically, a post office. been to preach again," he has said. full list of hot spots and find out how to earn a virtual "badge" by visiting them, check out foursquare.com/fasteompany. GUTEN GUTEN APPETIT PPETIT MOTEL BAR Chicago This kitschy cocktail joint offered Groupon's first deal (two-for-one pizzas) in 2008. It's also downstairs from the company's main offices, which makes it a popular employee hangout. GOURMET HAUS STAUDT Redwood City, California Apple engineer Gray Powell once partied so hard at this German beer garden that he lost an iPhone 4 prototype. The device was eventually dissected on the blog Gizmodo-a full two months before its June 2010 release date. THE CENTURY New York Amazon CEO Jef Bezos owns three linked units in this art-deco apartment building overlooking Central Park (and a nearby Barnes & Noble). He bought them for $7.7 million, rdughly of what Amazon paid for Zappos in 2009. 14 FASTCOMPANY.COM April 2011 Illustration by SPENCER WILSON