March yourself to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (3400 Vine St.) and save some cash, beginning Jan. 4!  Penguin Days offers families half-priced admission and special animal encounters with penguins, polar bears, snow monkeys, and even elephants.

Penguin Days takes place with half-priced admission every day, Jan. 4 – Feb. 28, with daily penguin parades at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and special animal encounters every weekend.  General admission is $15 ages 13 – 61, $11 ages 2 – 12 and ages 62 and older, plus $9 for parking.

Call 513-281-4700 or click here for more details.