The statue stands on hallowed ground for Elvis fans. The site used to be the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show, where Elvis took fifth prize in a singing competition at the age of 10 for his rendition of "Old Shep."

When Elvis returned to this location in Tupelo in 1956 and 1957 for some homecoming concerts, the National Guard was called in to provide security.

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Elvis attended seventh and eighth grade at Milam Junior High School, bringing his guitar to school everyday and playing for other kids at lunch.

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Placed in the park across from the Tupelo City Hall, this young Elvis statue was unveiled on August 9, 2012.

Elvis is depicted as he looked during the 1956 and 1957 Tupelo concerts. His hand is outstretched so you can reach out and touch the magic.

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When Francis Ford Coppola shot Apocalypse Now in 1979, he probably didn't realize he was going to give birth to the surfing industry in the Philippines.

One of the iconic moments of the film features Colonel Kilgore trying to convince his men to surf the beach as bombs and bullets fly.

After the filming wrapped up at this location, the crew left some of the surfboards behind. Some locals picked up the boards, and started surfing the break, now nicknamed "Charlie's Point." The beach has since become a tourist draw for surfing.

Source: BBC News

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The twist ending of Planet of the Apes was shot on Westward Beach in Malibu. The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling was brought in as a writer for the film, and he was the one to come up with the ending.

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