In Season 9, three new countries got their first visit from the Race: Greece, Oman, and Japan, as well as the Sicily region of Italy.
One of the locations that Tyler and BJ delivered to in the Detour for Leg 11 was the offices of GONZO, an anime studio.
The Pit Stop for Leg 11 was aboard a swan boat on Lake Yamanaka but Leg 12 started from the dock on-shore.
On Leg 12, Eric and Jeremy were seen getting in a taxi at Hillside Park in Anchorage, Alaska when the task was completed at Kincaid Park, on the other side of the city.