Near the modern town of Naples, Italy is an ancient city, frozen in time. Pompeii was a thriving community, destroyed by a volcano in the year 79 AD.

Nearly 2.5 million tourists visit the site every year. But for Seattleites who can't make the trip, more than 150 artifacts from Pompeii are going on display at the Pacific Science Center.

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Source: http://www.king5.com/