Wishing Well

The Wishing Well and its equivalents in the Animal Crossing 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
In the original Japanese version of Animal Crossing, Animal Forest, a Bell Shrine took the place of the Wishing Well.

In Animal Crossing GCN
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 Later Animal Crossing Games
The Wishing Well only appears in Animal Crossing, but the functions of the Well have been contributed to the Town Hall in both Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, by using the Civic Centre. You cannot, however, apologize for not doing tasks.