To get to Longboat Key from Sarasota, you will drive over our Ringling Bridge which is a wonderful recent addition to our community. You will then pass Bird Key with it's residential houses with spectacular views. You will then approach Saint Armands Circle with it's very upscale stores, shops, and restaurants. This wonderful shopping area is on Lido Key. Driving North from the Circle, you will pass City Island which is where Mote Marine is located. Go over the bridge for the North Pass Inlet and you are on Longboat Key. Enjoy a spectacular ride with magnificent scenery.