Don't Mess with Texas

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Because one man opposed Texas, his 19th century monumental bed never got to the White House. Instead, it went to Louisiana for 156 years. Now it's found a final resting place in -- guess -- Texas.

This Gothic style bed, measuring 13 feet high, 7 feet 5 inches wide and almost 9 feet long, was made in 1844 for presidential candidate Henry Clay. However, Clay lost the election due to his opposition to the annexation of the Republic of Texas and the bed met the same fate. The bed was sold to a plantation owner in Louisiana until it was sold to the Dallas Museum of Art for its Decorative Arts permanent collection.

How much to sleep in it? Priceless. No campaign …