The Amazing Race 23

Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000.

A revised opening credits sequence and on-screen clue graphics were developed for this season along with an updated map using 3D blue marble layout.

[3] Filming for this season began on June 9, 2013, with teams spotted checking into a Pit Stop in Iquique, Chile, the next day.

[4] On June 19, the show filmed in Gdańsk, Poland, with news reporting of an American production at Neptune's Fountain.

[7] Married emergency room doctors Travis and Nicole Jasper have also appeared on the docudrama series Untold Stories of the E.R.

[8] While the season was still airing, Tim & Marie and Leo & Jamal were invited to appear on The Amazing Race: All-Stars.

[19] Kareem Gantt of Screen Rant wrote that "Season 23 had a great cast and went to some truly stunning places in countries such as Chile and Indonesia.

Iquique, Chile was the first destination in the 23rd season of The Amazing Race .
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The route of The Amazing Race 23.
In the first Roadblock of The Amazing Race 23 , one team member had to follow their partner, who paraglided down from Alto Hospicio to Iquique, Chile .
In Iquique , teams visited a recreation of the Chilean ship Esmeralda .
One of the Detour options in Lisbon required teams to measure the distance traveled by Ferdinand Magellan during his circumnavigation of the globe at the Padrão dos Descobrimentos .
The Roadblock required racers to jump off of the Henningsvær Bridge into the icy waters below.
One of the Detour choices in Poland required teams to pose like the statute of Neptune on Neptune's Fountain in front of the Gdańsk Town Hall .
The gloriette of Vienna 's Schönbrunn Palace was the Pit Stop for this leg.
After arriving in Abu Dhabi , teams visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque , one of the largest mosques in the world.
Jebel Hafeet was the location of the Pit Stop on this leg.
The Roadblock in Bandung had racers assemble an angklung , a traditional Indonesian musical instrument.
During the tenth leg, teams had to climb down 587 steps to reach the Pit Stop at Curug Cimahi.
After arriving in Tokyo , teams traveled to the Gotokuji Temple , known for its extensive collection of maneki-neko statues.
Teams flew to the Norris Glacier in the Taku Inlet during this last leg in Juneau .