In this paper we investigate whether second home mobility represents a cultural phenomenon. The increase in the number of second homes and the accompanying increase in second home mobility over the past decades is so extensive and of such a nature that it warrants an in-depth study of the changes in the use of second homes in Norway, and how these can be interpreted as an expression of changes in cultural attitudes towards the home. On this background, we have set out to study two conceptual pairings in more detail: home and mobility, and centre (urbanity) and periphery (rurality). The former pairing is significant because the concept of home or sedentary now has a subordinated role in the interpretation of post-modern society, while mobility is more commonly regarded as the dominating mechanism. The current trend identified for Norwegian second homes represents a reorganisation of spatiality and a new organisation of time. The reorganisation of spatiality relates to how different practices are linked to different homes, but also to the link between centre and periphery. In this paper, we make the argument that mobility between homes represents a journey in diversity and, simultaneously, a stronger link between centre and periphery than that captured by one-sided descriptions of centralisation. The second home allows its owners to get closer to nature and spend more time on family relationships. In our opinion however, family life is not granted sufficient importance when examining the drivers behind the increase in new second homes. The main focus appears to be on the different activities possible in the different areas. We assert that the phenomenon of the second home is an indication of self-understanding and identity for Norwegians. A second home allows for the cultivation of prototypical Norwegian values via activities, family life and localisation.