Given below is a list of a few of the top search engines around. They are the best search engines because they are well known and well used.

DMOZ
http://dmoz.org

Google Directory
http://directory.google.com

Yahoo Directory
http:// dir.yahoo.com

Look Smart
http://www.looksmart.com

About
http://www.about.com

E-Search Logic
http://www.directory.esearchlogic.com/

Sedir
http://www.sedir.org