Melissa Lesnie

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2014

Melissa is an Australian freelance arts and travel journalist based in Paris. In her spare time she hula hoops, plays accordion and does yoga — but never all at once.

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The Lust Branch: "Private Matters" of Eccentric Musician Percy Grainger

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The Lust Branch: "Private Matters" of Eccentric Musician Percy Grainger

Objects of Intrigue: Cherry, the Dog Who Knew Too Much

objects of intrigue

Objects of Intrigue: Cherry, the Dog Who Knew Too Much

Kriminalmuseum: Germany's Terrifying Museum of Medieval Torture

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Kriminalmuseum: Germany's Terrifying Museum of Medieval Torture

200 Years after His Death, Paris Invites Its Most Divine Debaucher to Sully Its Art Halls

marquis de sade

200 Years after His Death, Paris Invites Its Most Divine Debaucher to Sully Its Art Halls

Chopin's Heart Exhumed for a Top Secret Check-Up

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Chopin's Heart Exhumed for a Top Secret Check-Up

Secret Libraries of Paris

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Secret Libraries of Paris

Tasmania's Most Surreal Art Museum Is Also a Cemetery

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Tasmania's Most Surreal Art Museum Is Also a Cemetery

The Cats That Got the Crème at Le Café Des Chats, the Paris Cat Cafe

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The Cats That Got the Crème at Le Café Des Chats, the Paris Cat Cafe

Stasi Surveillance in the Shadows of the World's Largest Goth Festival

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Stasi Surveillance in the Shadows of the World's Largest Goth Festival

Soaked to the Bone: A Not-Strictly-Legal Descent into the Secret Catacombs of Paris

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Soaked to the Bone: A Not-Strictly-Legal Descent into the Secret Catacombs of Paris

Tombées du Camion: Inside a Parisian Cabinet of Curiosities

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Tombées du Camion: Inside a Parisian Cabinet of Curiosities