With the French Open and Indianapolis 500 taking center stage over Memorial Day weekend, Fox Sports looks at the distinct surfaces at those two events, plus five others that make up the most famous surfaces in sports.

Parquet floor (Boston Garden)

Grass courts (Wimbledon)

Bricks (Indianapolis 500)

Glass-like greens (U.S. Open)

Cobblestones (Rome Marathon)
In one of the most electrifying moments in Olympic history, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila ran past the competition at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, traversing the cobblestones of the Appian Way barefoot - the style he'd grown accustomed to in his home country. Even today, the cobblestones are still very much a part of the Rome Marathon, with over half the court covered in the bumpy, ancient road.

AstroTurf
AstroTurf: Erased from existence and out of mind, regarded as a relic of the '70s -- like 8-tracks and Jimmy Carter. But it played an important role in sports and was the precusor to the field turf that dominates grass fields now -- whether indoors or out.
The Astrodome was the first major arena to get the surface because it was the first major dome on the planet (known as the "8th Wonder of the World" when it opened). But growing grass proved difficult because, you know, it was under a roof. Thus, turf. It then became a popular, cheaper, knee-ruining carpet for much of the '70s and '80s all over the sports world. Diving on Astroturf was slightly like diving on very smooth concrete.