Wishing well

The Wishing Well and its equivalents in the are the main community spots, where special events take place. It is where one goes to check on how the town environment is or apologize for not completing errands.

In Animal Forest and Animal Forest +
In the original Japan-only N64 version of Animal Crossing, and the Japan version for GCN, a Bell Shrine took the place of the Wishing Well.

In Animal Crossing and Animal Forest e+
The Wishing Well is the center of most Festivities in the town. Apart from being where most holidays celebrations take place, players can do several other things there, such as checking the town's environment. They can also apologize for failing tasks for the villagers.

In Wild World and City Folk
The Wishing Well appears only in, but the functions of the Well have been contributed to the Town Hall in both and , by using the Civic Centre. The player cannot, however, apologize for failing tasks. However, a fountain, much as the one in the city, can be made by depositing 400,000 bells into the town fund. The player can also throw an axe into the well for a chance to receive a silver or golden axe.