Sites Visited on The Amazing Race (and Links to Pictures):
On epsiodes where no team pursued the Fast Foward, the location was not specified.  On episodes in which all teams chose one fork in the detour, the specifics of the alternate fork were not specified.
 
Episode 1:(pictures)
Starting point:  Bethesda Fountain, New York,  USA
Route marker: Johannesburg Intl. Airport
Route marker: Lanseria Airport
Route marker: Knife's Edge (Victoria Falls)
Fast Forward: Boiling Pot (Victoria Falls)
Detour: Land-Hike down Batoka Gorge
  Air-Bungee Down Batoka Gorge
Pit Stop: Songwe Village, Zambia

 

Episode 2: (pictures)
Starting Point:  Songwe village, Zambia
Fast Forward: Zambesi River (Rafting)
Route Marker: Songwe museum
Detour: Near- Mosi-Oa-Tunya game reserve
  Far- Another game reserve
Route Marker: Mukuni village chief
Route Marker: Base of Eiffel Tower Paris France
Road Block: Climb Eiffel Towerand look for something "monumental"
Pit Stop:  Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
Episode 3:  (pictures)
Starting Point:  Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
Fast Forward Mariage Freres Tea Shop
Route Marker: Le Grande Roue
Detour: Hard Climb- Cathedral de Notre Dame
  Easy Walk- Foucault's Pendulum at the Parthenon
Route Marker: Man in blue suit at L'Hotel de ville
Road Block: Navigate through Paris Sewer System
Pit Stop: Les Baux des Province, France
Episode 4:   (pictures)
Starting Point:  Les Baux des Province, France
Route Marker: A man near an arch in Tunis, Tunisia
Detour: Full Body Brew- Coffee Shop in Tunis market
  Full Body Massage- Massage Parlor in Tunis  market
Route Marker: Outisde of  El Jem Colosseum, Tunisia
Road Block: Find a sword and place it in itssheath
Pit Stop: El Jem, Tunisia
Episode 5:   (pictures)
Starting Point:  El Jem, Tunisia
Route Marker: Tatouine
Detour: Listening-Ksar Hedada
  Puzzling- A far away place
Route Marker: Ksar Ghilane 
Road Block: Ride a Camel through Sahara Desert
Pit Stop: Oasis in Sahara Desert

 
 

 

Episode 6:     (pictures)
Starting Point:  Gabez, Tunisia (Evacuated due to sandstorm)
Route Marker:  Palace Hotel Tunis, Tunisia
Route Marker: Colesseum in Rome, Italy
Detour: Foot- A large foot statue
  Hoof- An obscure horse statue
Route Marker: Pagoni Car Factory, Castelfranco Emelia, Italy
Road Block: Take a Smart Car to Sant'agata Bolognese
Pit Stop:  Sant'agata Bolognese, Italy
Episode 7:
Starting Point:  Sant'agata Bolognese, Italy
Fast Forward: Estense Castle Ferrara, Italy
Detour: Ride-  Find a bicycle shop and ride to the Ferrara Train Station
  Glide- Take a glider to the Train Station
Route Marker: Ferrara Train Station
Route Marker: Red Fort Market, New Delhi, India
Road Block: Take a rickshaw to a shop in the market
Pit Stop: Taj Khema Hotel, Agra, India
Episode 8:    (pictures)
Starting Point:  Taj Khema Palace, Agra, India
Route Marker: Grounds of Taj Mahal
Route Marker: Palace of the Winds, Jaipur, India
Detour: Elephant- Amber Fort
  Row Boat- Jar Mahal Water Palace
Route Marker: Outisde Karni Mata Temple, Deshnoke, India
Road Block: Find a jar inside the Karni Mata Temple
Pit Stop: Laxmi Niwas Palace, Binaker, India

 

Episode 9:    (pictures)
Starting Point:  Laxmi Niwas Palace, Binaker, India
Fast Forward: Temple of the Reclining  Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand
Route Marker: Temple of Dawn, Bangkok, Thailand
Detour: Public - Take a public bus to Kanchanaburi
  Private- Find a private car to Kanchanaburi
Route Marker: Outisde Kanachaburi Buddhist Monestary
Road Block: Retrieve route info from a Tiger pit
Pit Stop: Tiger Cave Temple, Krabi, Thailand
Episode 10:
Starting Point:  Tiger Cave Temple, Krabi, Thailand
Route Marker: King's Climbing, Rai Leh, Beach
Route Marker: At the base of the King's Rock Climb Wall
Detour: Hike-Long hike to a cave above
  Climb- Short climb to a cave above
Route Marker: Sea, Land and Trek, Bor Tor, Ao Luk
Road Block: Paddle a Kayak to a nearby cave
Route Marker: Offshore of Chicken Island, underwater
Pit Stop: Pai Plong Beach, Thailand

 

Episode 11:
Starting Point:  Pai Plong Beach, Thailand
Route Marker: Top Pavillion, Jingshan Park, Bejing, China
Detour: Volley: Play Ping-Pong at a Community Center against a champion
  Rally:   Travel Streets of Beijing using three forms of  transportation
Route Marker: Buy items at a Beijing Food Market
Road Block: Have food cooked at stand #57 and Eat it
Pit Stop: South Gate of the Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Park, Beijing, China

 

 

Episode 12: 
Starting Point: Tiantan Park, Beijing, China
Route Marker: On specific kites at Tiantan Park 
Route Marker: Lower level entrance of Juyong Pass, Great Wall of China
Detour: Flat:  A long flat hike to a pavillion on the Wall
  Steep:  A short steep hike to a pavillion on the Wall
Route Marker: Bed and Breakfast in Scotty Lake, Alaska, USA
Route Marker: In the Snow near Blanket Toss area
Route Marker: Parking lot of  Matanuska Glacier
Road Block: Go ice climbing on Matanuska Glacier
Route Marker: Highway Mile Marker 131
Pit Stop: A Wilderness Cabin in Alaska, USA
Episode 13:
Starting Point: Wilderness Cabin in Alaska, USA
Route Marker: Takosha Lodge
Detour: Snowmobile: Drive 30 miles on a fast snowmobile
  Dog Sled: Drive 11 miles on a slow dog sled
Route Marker: Fish Lake, Alaska
Road Block: Completely submerge in the frigid water of Fish Lake
Route Marker: Vincent Daniels Square, Queens, New York
Finish Line: Flushing Meadows Park, New York, USA

 

Summary:

Contestants traveled 35,000 miles on a race that began and ended in New York City.

They traveled through 4 continents: North America, Africa, Europe and Asia.

They traveled through 9 countries (not including stops for connecting flights at airports): United States, Republic of South Africa, Zambia, France, Tunisia, Italy, India, Thailand, and China.
 
 

 

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