Wishing well

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

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 a wishing well, that is the center of most Festivities in the Town. Apart from being where most Holidays celebrations take place, the Players can do several other things there, like check up on the status of the town, like if an area lacks a nice amount of plants. The Player can also apologize for not being able to do tasks they said they could do to the Villagers of the town if they've moved away or such.

In Wild World and City Folk
The Wishing Well only appears in, but the functions of the Well have been contributed to the Town Hall in both and , by using the Civic Centre. You cannot, however, apologize for not doing tasks. However, a fountain, much like the one in the city can be made by depositing 500,000 bells into the town fund. The player can also throw an axe into the well for a chance to recieve a silver or golden axe.