Directories
A web directory allows you to browse through categories in addition to keyword searching. Sites included in web directories have been reviewed by an editor.
About.com uses guides for hundreds of subjects to help you find what you want. "Guides build a comprehensive environment around each of their specific topics, including the best new content, relevant links, How-To's, Forums, and answers to just about any question."
Gimpsy is a directory that categorizes sites by the activities offered on them, instead of by subject.
Librarians' Index to the Internet provides a well-organized point of access for reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected Internet resources.
Also known as DMoz, the Open Directory Project is a large, comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.
The largest human-compiled guide to the Web. The site is arranged in subject categories, you can search the whole directory or use the categories to find what you want.